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$50K Theft Spree: 28-Year-Old Who Stole Merchandise From Area Mall Lands In Prison $50K Theft Spree: 28-Year-Old Who Stole Merchandise From Area Mall Lands In Prison
$50K Theft Spree: 28-Year-Old Who Stole Merchandise From Area Mall Lands In Prison A 28-year-old man will spend years in prison after admitting to a string of thefts at a shopping mall in the region. Pashton Rifiqie, of Schenectady, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars in Albany County Court on Thursday, Sept. 7. It followed his guilty plea to a felony charge of possessing stolen property. According to prosecutors, Rifiqie stole a total of $9,000 worth of merchandise from the Colonie Center Mall after targeting mall kiosks on three different occasions in June 2022. Police later found him with over $50,000 worth of stolen property in February 2023. In addition …

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Knives, Guns Present During Fight At Mall In Region That Sparked Lockdowns, Police Say Knives, Guns Present During Fight At Mall In Region That Sparked Lockdowns, Police Say
Knives, Guns Present During Fight At Mall In Region That Sparked Lockdowns, Police Say Operations are back to normal at a mall in the region after a fight broke out between several people, sending some stores into a lockdown. In Albany County, Colonie Police were called to the Colonie Center Mall at around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, for a reported fight involving several individuals, some who were armed with knives and handguns. The fight broke out on the mall’s upper level, between Macy’s and Boscov’s. When officers arrived, they found one injured victim who had suffered “minor” knife wounds to his hands and head during the fight, police said. He was treated by medics at t…

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by Michael Mashburn