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Gunman Who Killed Father Of 2, Security Guard In Region Gets 25 Years Gunman Who Killed Father Of 2, Security Guard In Region Gets 25 Years
Gunman Who Killed Father Of 2, Security Guard In Region Gets 25 Years More than a year after a 35-year-old security guard and father of two from the region was shot to death, his killer is heading to prison. Albany County resident Sean Pacheco, age 40, of Watervliet, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in Albany County Court on Wednesday, April 19. Earlier Report: Gunman Pleads Guilty In Shooting Death Of Security Guard, Father Of 2 In Albany It followed his guilty plea to multiple charges, including second-degree murder, in the November 2021 killing of John Welcome in Albany. Welcome was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso at aro…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Gunman Pleads Guilty In Shooting Death Of Security Guard, Father Of 2 In Region Gunman Pleads Guilty In Shooting Death Of Security Guard, Father Of 2 In Region
Gunman Pleads Guilty In Shooting Death Of Security Guard, Father Of 2 In Region More than a year after a 35-year-old security guard was fatally shot in the region, his killer has admitted responsibility. Albany County resident Sean Pacheco, age 40, of Watervliet, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of John Welcome in Albany County Court on Monday, Dec. 5. Welcome was found suffering from a gunshot wound to his torso at around 2 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2021, near Central and North Lake avenues in Albany, police said. He later died at Albany Medical Center Hospital. John Welcome was shot to death at the age of 35 near Central and North Lake avenues in Al…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Beacon Gang Assault Leads To Four Arrests Beacon Gang Assault Leads To Four Arrests
Beacon Gang Assault Leads To Four Arrests Three men and a juvenile were arrested in connection with a gang assault of a 39-year-old man in the area. The arrests took place around 11:40 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, when City of Beacon Police officers responded to the area of Main Street and Schenck Avenue for a past assault, said Det. Sgt. Jason Johnson.  The victim had been assaulted and robbed. A description of the attackers was given and a canvass of the area led to a foot pursuit with 31-year-old Cequan Kimble, of Beacon, Johnson said. Kimble resisted arrest and was eventually taken into custody. A search of Ki…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Cold Spring Man Nabbed For Selling Heroin Cold Spring Man Nabbed For Selling Heroin
Cold Spring Man Nabbed For Selling Heroin A Putnam County man was nabbed for numerous counts of selling and possessing drugs following a lengthy investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforcement Unit. Kurian C. Hamilton, 27, of Cold Spring, was charged on Wednesday, Jan. 10, with three felony counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, two felony counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, one misdemeanor count of criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of criminally using drug paraphernalia, An investigator assigned to the Sheriff’s Department Narcotics Enforcement Un…

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by Kathy Reakes