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16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say 16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say
16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say Classes were in session when a 16-year-old allegedly set fire to a high school in the region. The Albany County incident happened Tuesday, April 23, at Bethlehem High School. According to Bethlehem Police, the juvenile suspect intentionally started a fire in a school bathroom in the C wing.  No students or staff were injured, but the incident forced an evacuation of the building that lasted nearly an hour. The alleged culprit is a student at the school, according to Superintendent Jody Monroe, who said the district is cooperating with police and is conducting its own investigation. …

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Capital Region Student's Hit List Leads To Criminal Charges Capital Region Student's Hit List Leads To Criminal Charges
Capital Region Student's Hit List Leads To Criminal Charges A middle school student from the region is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening to harm fellow students or teachers. In Albany County, administrators at Farnsworth Middle School in Guilderland contacted police on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 1 saying a student had been found with a list threatening “serious harm” to school members. Following an investigation by Guilderland Police, the school district, and the student’s family, the teen was arrested and charged with making a threat of mass harm, a misdemeanor. The student was taken to a crisis center under the state’s Mental Hygi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say
Teens Busted With AR-15 Rifle, Handgun In Capital District, Police Say Two 16-and-17-year-old boys are facing charges after they were allegedly busted carrying loaded guns in the Capital District. Albany Police said they spotted the teens at around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, June 22, as the boys walked near McCrossin Avenue and Thornton Street in Albany. When detectives tried to stop the teens as part of an ongoing investigation, they took off running, police said. The 16-year-old boy was caught and arrested a short time later in the backyard of a home on McCrossin Avenue. He was carrying a loaded .40 caliber handgun, according to police. The 17-year-old suspect …

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by Michael Mashburn