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Armed Bank Robbery Suspect Nabbed After Targeting Capital Region Branch, Police Say
A 59-year-old man is accused of robbing a bank in the region at gunpoint.
The robbery happened at around 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 26, in Albany at the Broadview bank on State Street, according to Albany Police.
Investigators said Leonard Price, of Albany, entered the branch and displayed a handgun, demanding money from the drawer.
The teller complied and Price fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
No employees or customers were injured during the robbery.
Price was arrested Saturday, Aug. 12, on suspicion of first-degree robbery. Following arraignment, he was ordered held…
Teen Lures Man Through Facebook Marketplace, Robs Him At Knifepoint In Halfmoon, Police Say
A 16-year-old boy from the region is facing criminal charges after allegedly luring a man and robbing him at knifepoint.
The incident happened Tuesday, March 21, in Saratoga County in the Town of Halfmoon, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the teen, who lives in Halfmoon, contacted the victim on Facebook Marketplace and arranged to meet him at a business on Route 9 to buy a cell phone.
When the two met, however, the boy attempted to run away with the phone without paying, deputies said. The victim chased after the teen, who allegedly threatened him with a k…
Duo Robbed Capital District Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say
Two suspects are behind bars after allegedly breaking into a man’s home in the region and robbing him.
State Police in Greene County were called just before 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, by a Catskill man who said he was robbed at a home in the Jefferson Heights area.
The victim told police two suspects, a man and a woman, had entered the home before the man struck him in the face.
They took his cell phone, $12 in cash, his state ID card, a bank card, and a Medicare card, police said.
After taking his possessions, the female robber then forced him to drive to an ATM and withdraw $540 from hi…
