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'Outstanding End' After Missing 14-Year-Old From Region Located 'Outstanding End' After Missing 14-Year-Old From Region Located
'Outstanding End' After Missing 14-Year-Old From Region Located This story has been updated. A 14-year-old boy from the region who was reported missing has been located. Rensselaer County resident Matthew Ramos, of North Greenbush, left his home at the Eagle Rock Apartments sometime overnight Thursday, April 4, according to police. Detectives had urged residents in the Defreestville, Highland Park, and Mansions area to check their outside surveillance video to aid in the search. On Friday evening, police announced that the teen was found near his home and was "just fine." No other details were released. "An outstanding end to this long day," North Gr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Don't Fall For It: Driveway Paving Scams On Rise In Region Don't Fall For It: Driveway Paving Scams On Rise In Region
Don't Fall For It: Driveway Paving Scams On Rise In Region Police are warning of an uptick in scammers hoping to take advantage of the warmer spring weather. Each year, agencies across the country see an increase in complaints about fraudsters who bait homeowners with driveway paving services, according to the North Greenbush Police Department in New York. “As the trees sprout leaf buds and the daffodils peek out of their underground hiding, so must the scam artists offering to pave or sealcoat your driveway for the low low price of only five times what it would cost for a legitimate business to do it,” the agency said on Facebook. “And they must b…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Shooting Hoax: These Area Schools Targeted By Statewide ‘Swatting’ Prank Shooting Hoax: These Area Schools Targeted By Statewide ‘Swatting’ Prank
Shooting Hoax: These Area Schools Targeted By Statewide ‘Swatting’ Prank Federal investigators are probing a statewide “swatting” prank that sent schools across New York into lockdown amid fears of a mass shooting. The threatening phone calls started pouring in Thursday morning, March 30, falsely claiming there was an active shooter at various schools across the state, according to New York State Police. The State Police is aware of swatting incidents that have occurred across the state, in which a caller states that there is an active shooter in a school. All of the reports are unfounded. We are working alongside our federal & local partners to investig…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To Police Station In Area, Cops Say Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To Police Station In Area, Cops Say
Road Rager Threatens Driver With Hammer, Follows Victim To Police Station In Area, Cops Say A 21-year-old man is accused of threatening a driver with a hammer before following the victim to a police station during a suspected road rage incident in the region. Police in Rensselaer County were called at around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, with reports that a driver in the town of North Greenbush had been cut off by another car on Pawling Avenue near Winter Street, according to North Greenbush Police. The victim told a 911 operator that the other driver, identified by police as Joseph Martin, of North Greenbush, had approached their car in an aggressive manner while holding a hammer…

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by Michael Mashburn