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'Total Shock': 34-Year-Old Air Force Veteran From Region Killed In Crash Had 'Heart Of Gold' 'Total Shock': 34-Year-Old Air Force Veteran From Region Killed In Crash Had 'Heart Of Gold'
'Total Shock': 34-Year-Old Air Force Veteran From Region Killed In Crash Had 'Heart Of Gold' Tributes are pouring in for a beloved Air Force veteran following his untimely death in the region. Albany County resident Michael Furch, age 34, of Guilderland, died following a single-vehicle crash on I-787 in Albany on Thursday, June 20. New York State Police said Furch was operating a motorcycle when he lost control and struck a concrete barrier while exiting I-787 on the flyover ramp to I-90. He was ejected from the bike and landed on the shoulder of I-787 northbound below. Furch was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier Report: Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region
Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that left one person dead in the region. It happened around 5:10 p.m. Thursday, June 20, in Albany. The investigation determined that Albany County resident Michael F. Furch, age 34, of Guilderland, was operating a motorcycle when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a concrete barrier exiting I-787 on the off-ramp to I-90, New York State Police said. Furch was ejected from the motorcycle and landed on the shoulder of I-787 northbound below the off-ramp.   Furch was pronounced dead at the scene. 

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Area Highway Ahead Of Sentencing Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Area Highway Ahead Of Sentencing
Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Area Highway Ahead Of Sentencing This story has been updated. New details are emerging after a man jumped to his death from atop an interstate overpass in the region, shutting down the highway for over an hour. The Albany County incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, near the I-90/I-787 interchange in Albany. Earlier Report: $138K Scam: Contractor Skips Town After Taking Albany Homeowner's Cash, Police Say New York State Police said a person jumped from the I-90 overpass onto I-787 and was pronounced dead at the scene. No vehicles were involved and there were no other reports of injuries. The d…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
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
Police & Fire
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge
Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge An upstate New York man went berserk on a flight to Newark,  barreling into the cockpit door and pummeling a female attendant before injuring one of six Port Authority police officers in a brawl on the tarmac, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 4965 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. had almost reached Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 when passengers said Matthew Dingley went off. Dingley, 28, of Wynantsville, in Rensselaer County, sprinted to the cockpit door and began banging on it, then attacked the much smalle…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Wappingers Falls Man Busted For DWI Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Police Say Wappingers Falls Man Busted For DWI Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
Wappingers Falls Man Busted For DWI Had BAC Twice Legal Limit, Police Say A man from Wappingers Falls has been charged with DWI after police say he was driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit. New York State Police say they stopped a motorist on I-787 in the city of Albany for a violation on Sunday, Aug. 11 around 11:15 p.m. The driver, identified as Chandler Meekins, 56, of Wappingers Falls, was found to be intoxicated, police say. Meekins was arrested, transported and processed at SP Albany, where police say his BAC was tested at .18. Meekins was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, an…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20
Operator Of Limo Company Charged With Negligent Homicide For Crash That Killed 20 The operator and son of the owner of the limousine company involved in the horrific weekend crash that resulted in 20 fatalities in upstate New York over the weekend has been arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, state police announced at a Wednesday afternoon press conference. Nauman Hussain, the 28-year-old son of Shahed Hussain of Prestige Limousine in Saratoga County, was taken in custody during what police called a controlled traffic stop on I-787 near Albany. Shahed Hussain is currently out of the country, in Pakistan, but will return if asked, his lawyer said. The …

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by Joe Lombardi