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Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds Two of three defendants have been convicted for their roles in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy from the region. A Rensselaer County jury found Ramel Gulley, age 29, of Schenectady, and William Webb, age 30, of Brooklyn, guilty of second-degree murder on Friday, March 22, in the killing of Christopher Anthony. Prosecutors said Gulley, Webb, and a third defendant forced their way into Anthony’s Troy home, located near River Street and Glen Avenue, on Jan. 5, 2022. Earlier Report: Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Troy They shot the boy multiple times in the torso and onc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical
Video: House In Region Explodes Day New Renters Move In, 1 Person Critical One person received third-degree burns when a house in the region exploded as new renters were moving in. The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 11 p.m., Saturday, March 2 at 2 Shirley St., in Monticello. A family was moving into their new home and unpacking before heading to bed when the residence was rocked by a massive explosion, according to Mark Lieb, of Rockland Video Productions, Monticello Assistant Fire Chief John Wells said there were nine people inside the house when the explosion occurred. Residents said they smelled gas before the event, Lieb said. The home was ripp…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Long Island Serial Murders Update: Suspect's Wife Reportedly Files For Divorce New Long Island Serial Murders Update: Suspect's Wife Reportedly Files For Divorce
New Long Island Serial Murders Update: Suspect's Wife Reportedly Files For Divorce The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, has reportedly filed for divorce less than a week after his arrest. Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. His wife, Asa Ellerup, who, like her husband is age 59, filed for divorce on Wednesday, July 18, after 27 years of marriage, Long Island A…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case
Long Island Serial Murders: New Reports Shed Light On How Suspect's Wife Became Key To Case The wife of Rex Heuermann, the suspected Long Island Gilgo Beach killer, unknowingly helped investigators zero in on her husband when two of her hairs were found on the bodies of two of the victims, according to new reports. Heuermann, of the village of Massapequa Park in Nassau County, is charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello and burying their bodies in a grassy area of Gilgo Beach, located in the town of Babylon in Suffolk County. He's also a suspect in the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Investigators said, those hairs helped link Heuermann but d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Family Fight Ends With Man Stabbed In Capital Region, Police Say Family Fight Ends With Man Stabbed In Capital Region, Police Say
Family Fight Ends With Man Stabbed In Capital Region, Police Say A man is recovering after he was stabbed during a family altercation in the region. In Columbia County, police in the city of Hudson were called at around 5:45 p.m. Sunday, June 2, with reports of a large fight near North 5th street and Long Alley. When officers arrived, they found a 35-year-old man who had been stabbed in the chest with a knife, according to Hudson Police. The victim was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center, where is listed in stable condition. Investigators interviewed several witnesses to the stabbing, however none were willing to cooperate with police. No sus…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
New Details: Body Of Missing 59-Year-Old NY Woman Was Found In Gorge, DEC Reports New Details: Body Of Missing 59-Year-Old NY Woman Was Found In Gorge, DEC Reports
New Details: Body Of Missing 59-Year-Old NY Woman Was Found In Gorge, DEC Reports The body of a 59-year-old New York woman who went missing for days was located in a gorge after her car was found parked at a trailhead, officials reported. Onondaga County resident Susan Mills' body was located in the area of Carpenter Falls, a waterfall located in the Cayuga County town of Niles, police reported on Sunday, Dec. 18. Earlier report - New York Woman Found Dead Days After Reported Missing, Police Say Mills was reported missing on Wednesday, Dec. 14, after she had last been seen leaving her home in Elbridge, a village located about 20 miles from Syracuse, on Monday, Dec.…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Details Emerge After 2 Shot In Broad Daylight Outside NY Gubernatorial Candidate's Home Details Emerge After 2 Shot In Broad Daylight Outside NY Gubernatorial Candidate's Home
Details Emerge After 2 Shot In Broad Daylight Outside NY Gubernatorial Candidate's Home New details have emerged after two teenagers were injured in a broad-daylight shooting outside the home of New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin, a US Congressman representing parts of Long Island. The incident happened around 2:20 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 in Suffolk County in the hamlet of Shirley. Three teenagers were walking on Saint George Drive West when a dark-colored vehicle went by and an occupant fired multiple gunshots through the vehicle’s window, Suffolk County Police said. Two 17-year-old boys were struck and attempted to hide in the yard of a residence on the str…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old Stabbed Over 'Ongoing issue' Between Teens In Capital District, Police Say 14-Year-Old Stabbed Over 'Ongoing issue' Between Teens In Capital District, Police Say
14-Year-Old Stabbed Over 'Ongoing issue' Between Teens In Capital District, Police Say A 14-year-old boy was stabbed during a fight with another teen over an "ongoing issue," authorities said. The attack took place in Columbia County around 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 17 in the city of Hudson. Officers responded to the Hudson Terrace Apartments on Front Street for a reported stabbing via 911, said City of Hudson Chief of Police L. Edward Moore. Responding officers located the injured victim, a 14-year-old male with a stab wound to his chest, the chief said. "Information gathered at this point indicates that the victim was engaged in a verbal argument with another juv…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Dead In Mohawk River Man Found Dead In Mohawk River
Man Found Dead In Mohawk River Police are investigating after a man’s body was pulled from a Capital District river. In Saratoga County, deputies were called at around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7, with reports of a possible drowning in the Mohawk River in the town of Halfmoon, near Terminal Road. A 911 caller told dispatchers they had come across what they believed was an obviously deceased person submerged in approximately three to five feet of water, police said. Deputies worked with the Halfmoon Fire Department to remove the man’s body from the river. Police identified him as Rensselaer County resident Michael J. Baran…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Suspect On Lam After Capital District Man Found Shot In Stomach Suspect On Lam After Capital District Man Found Shot In Stomach
Suspect On Lam After Capital District Man Found Shot In Stomach Police are investigating after an 18-year-old Capital District man was found shot in the stomach. Officers in Troy were called at around 11:30 p.m. Monday, July 11, with reports of a disturbance near 5th Avenue and 102nd Street. When officers arrived, they found the victim inside a home suffering from a single gunshot wound to his stomach, Troy Police said. He was taken to the hospital and treated for what was described as a non-life-threatening injury. Police believe the victim got into an altercation with at least one suspect outside of the home before he was shot. The suspect fled the…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Capital District Shooting Victim ID'd As Music Entrepreneur With 'Kind Heart' Capital District Shooting Victim ID'd As Music Entrepreneur With 'Kind Heart'
Capital District Shooting Victim ID'd As Music Entrepreneur With 'Kind Heart' Authorities have identified a 27-year-old Capital District woman who was fatally shot in broad daylight in Albany. Dominique Eley, of Albany, was found at around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 3, near North Pearl Street and Livingston Avenue, according to Albany Police. She had been shot multiple times in the torso, police said. Earlier report: Police Seek Tips After Woman Fatally Shot In Albany Medics treated Eley at the scene, but she was later pronounced dead at Albany Medical Center Hospital. So far police have made no arrests and are still working to determine what led up to the shooti…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Capital District Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Capital District
Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Capital District Three men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a teen boy from the Capital District. Anthony Christopher Jr., age 16, of Troy, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at a home near River Street and Glen Avenue on Jan. 5, according to Troy Police. The Troy High School student died from his injuries the next day. Anthony Christopher, Jr.John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home What followed was a months-long investigation by Troy Police that also involved the FBI Albany’s Capital District Safe Streets Gang Task Force, as well as the NYPD in Brooklyn. “As the case d…

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by Michael Mashburn