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Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Area Parking Garage: Police Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Area Parking Garage: Police
Road Rage Leads To Beatdown Inside Area Parking Garage: Police A man is facing charges following an alleged road rage attack in the region that sent one driver to the hospital. The Albany County incident happened shortly before 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in Albany inside the Empire State Plaza parking garage. New York State Police said troopers were called for a physical altercation near the garage’s entrance. An investigation found that 30-year-old Nicholas McGraw, of Watervliet, was involved in a road rage incident with the victim on I-787 in Menands. During the initial confrontation, the two vehicles made contact with each other, and both suffered da…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lifestyle
'Time Is Not On Our Side': Beloved Restaurateur In Region Seeking Kidney Donor 'Time Is Not On Our Side': Beloved Restaurateur In Region Seeking Kidney Donor
'Time Is Not On Our Side': Beloved Restaurateur In Region Seeking Kidney Donor A beloved chef and restaurateur known for giving back to the community is now turning to that same community in desperate need of help. Chef Yono Purnomo, founder of Yono’s Indonesian restaurant in Albany, suffers from kidney failure that has progressed to end stage renal failure. In early October, doctors told him he would need a live kidney donation. “It hit us both like a ton of bricks,” Yono’s wife Donna said on a Facebook page dedicated to the cause. “We knew based on his declining kidney function over the past few years that dialysis would become a life-saving necessity. We didn’t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Dies In Fall From Pedestrian Bridge In Region Man Dies In Fall From Pedestrian Bridge In Region
Man Dies In Fall From Pedestrian Bridge In Region A man died after falling from a pedestrian bridge near the state Capitol, authorities confirmed. Emergency crews in Albany were called shortly before noon on Sunday, March 5, with reports of an unresponsive man at the Empire State Plaza, according to State Police. Investigators said the “despondent” Albany man fell approximately 45 feet from an elevated walkway over Madison Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Troopers did not release the man’s name. 

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by Michael Mashburn
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Update: Suspect Nabbed In Random Stabbing Attack In Region Update: Suspect Nabbed In Random Stabbing Attack In Region
Update: Suspect Nabbed In Random Stabbing Attack In Region A suspect is behind bars days after a random stabbing attack near the state Capitol building that left a person injured, authorities said. Jacob Hooper, age 41, of Albany, was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 22 for second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, according to an update from State Police. Earlier Report: Seen Him? Suspect In Random Stabbing Attack In Albany Sought By Police The incident happened at around 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 20 in Albany, south of the Empire State Plaza. Troopers said the victim was on Madison Avenue near Eagle Street when Hooper, who was unkn…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Woman Threatened Man With Knife At Empire State Plaza, Police Say Woman Threatened Man With Knife At Empire State Plaza, Police Say
Woman Threatened Man With Knife At Empire State Plaza, Police Say A woman is facing charges for allegedly threatening a man with a knife at the Empire State Plaza in Albany.  Albany Police were called shortly after noon on Thursday, Sept. 29 with reports of an altercation at the Madison Avenue entrance to the plaza, according to police. Investigators determined that 40-year-old Nina Cruz, of Albany, had displayed a knife “in an aggressive manner” during a verbal altercation with the victim, police said. Cruz also damaged the victim’s vehicle, which was parked nearby, before the incident, according to police. Four days later, on Monday, Oct. 3, Cruz…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Tried To Rob People Outside State Capitol, Police Say Man Tried To Rob People Outside State Capitol, Police Say
Man Tried To Rob People Outside State Capitol, Police Say A man from the region is facing charges after he allegedly tried robbing people near the state Capitol. State police in Albany were called just before 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, with a report that a man with a knife was demanding money from people on Madison Avenue, outside of the Empire State Plaza.  Working with Albany Police, troopers identified the suspect as 39-year-old Shawn Haymon, of Albany, police said.  He was arrested a short time later on charges of felony robbery and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. There were no reports of injuries from the ordeal. Haymon was arrai…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Stealing Lawmaker's Car From Parking Garage Man Accused Of Stealing Lawmaker's Car From Parking Garage
Man Accused Of Stealing Lawmaker's Car From Parking Garage A local man is accused of stealing a state lawmaker’s car from a Capitol parking garage in Albany. New York State Police arrested Alex Slagle, age 25, of Albany, on several charges Monday, May 16. It came exactly a week after police said a vehicle was stolen from the underground parking garage at the Empire State Plaza just before 10 p.m., Monday, May 9. Roughly five hours later, the stolen car was involved in a crash at the intersection of Lark Street and Madison Avenue in Albany, police said. The impact left the vehicle totaled. According to New York State Police, the 2009 BMW had been…

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by Michael Mashburn