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Vandenburgh Avenue, Troy, NY

Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Upstate Hostage Situation Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Upstate Hostage Situation
Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Upstate Hostage Situation A hostage situation at a New York gas station finally ended after police posed as a TV news crew and pretended to interview the suspect, News10 ABC in Albany reports. Troy Police were called to the Stewart’s Shops convenience store on Vandenburgh Avenue at around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, June 2, with reports of a hostage situation, police said. When officers arrived, they said they found heavy damage to the front of the building and two male employees and one male suspect inside. The suspect was standing behind a counter holding what appeared to be a knife to the throat of one employee, polic…