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Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Hostage Situation In Region Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Hostage Situation In Region
Cops Posed As TV News Crew To End Hostage Situation In Region 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…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Rams Car Into Store In Region, Takes Employees Hostage, Police Say Man Rams Car Into Store In Region, Takes Employees Hostage, Police Say
Man Rams Car Into Store In Region, Takes Employees Hostage, Police Say A man is in custody after allegedly breaking into a Capital District business and taking employees hostage. 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, police said. A Crisis Negotiation Team was brought in who began…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Hudson Valley Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Hudson Valley
Man Found Dead After Police Standoff In Hudson Valley A man who allegedly threatened an employee at a business in Westchester died following a standoff in which he fired shots at officers, authorities announced. Just before 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, officers were dispatched to 11 Livingston Avenue in Yonkers to check on the welfare of a man following a report that he had made threats to an employee of an insurance company. Several minutes, later the first Yonkers Police Department 3rd Precinct units arrived on the scene. Upon approaching the house, officers made verbal contact with the male subject who appeared agitated and ref…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified
Woman Found Dead Following Standoff Identified The City of Middletown Police Department has identified a woman found dead on the floor of an apartment they had been trying to gain entry into after receiving reports of a horrible smell coming from within.  Helen Niven, 63, of Middletown has been identified as the woman found following a stand-off with police by her long-time partner, William Nott, 70, also of Middletown, said Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry R. Thoelen. "An autopsy conducted by the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office did not reveal any signs of physical trauma or abuse," Thoelen said. "Her death does not appear…

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by Kathy Reakes