Tag:

Copake, NY

‘Shameful, Cowardly’: Cancer-Stricken Dog Abandoned Along Capital Region Highway ‘Shameful, Cowardly’: Cancer-Stricken Dog Abandoned Along Capital Region Highway
‘Shameful, Cowardly’: Cancer-Stricken Dog Abandoned Along Capital Region Highway Police in the region are asking for help in solving a heartbreaking case of animal abuse involving a sick dog. Columbia County Sheriff’s officials said the Cane Corso, now named Barney, was found abandoned on the side of Route 23 in the hamlet of Craryville on Thursday, Jan. 25. A passerby spotted the animal and assumed it had been struck by a car because it couldn’t put any weight on one of its front legs. The good Samaritan called the Town of Copake Dog Control Officer and Barney was taken to a veterinarian, where x-rays revealed he was suffering from an advanced stage of osteosarcoma, o…
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $34K Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $34K Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store
Winning Lottery Ticket Worth $34K Sold At Capital Region Convenience Store A winning lottery ticket worth over $30,000 was sold at a convenience store in the region. The top-prize winning Take 5 ticket, worth $34,210, was sold in Columbia County at the Sunoco Mart in Copake, located at 1678 Church Street. It was sold for the evening drawing held on Saturday, Sept. 23, New York Lottery announced. Take 5 numbers are drawn from a field of one through 39. The drawing is televised twice daily at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Winners have one year from the drawing date to claim their prize money. Players can check their numbers on the New York Lottery website.
Capital Region Man Sexually Abused Child, Sent Victim 'Indecent Material,' Police Say Capital Region Man Sexually Abused Child, Sent Victim 'Indecent Material,' Police Say
Capital Region Man Sexually Abused Child, Sent Victim 'Indecent Material,' Police Say A 22-year-old man from the region is facing charges after he allegedly sexually abused a child, authorities said. Columbia County resident Steven Kipp, of the town of Copake, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 22 following an investigation by State Police. Troopers received a tip about possible sex crimes against a child in the town of Copake in January 2023. Investigators determined that Kipp sent “indecent material” and sexually abused a child under the age of 15, police said. Kipp faces the following charges: Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors - 1st degree (felony) Disseminating Ind…