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Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police
Suspect In Area Hospital Standoff Had Shotgun, BB Gun, Threatened Employee: Police The man accused of threatening an employee before barricading himself inside a hospital in the region, sparking a nearly five hour lockdown and police standoff, was armed with a shotgun and BB gun, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany were initially called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun on the third floor of Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue. Earlier Report: Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons According to Albany Police, 61-year-old Dino Savoca,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons
Hospital Standoff: Patient's Relative Nabbed After Allegedly Threatening Employees With Weapons This story has been updated. An hourslong police standoff with an allegedly armed man inside a hospital in the region has ended peacefully, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany were called at around 2:40 p.m. Monday, March 27, with reports that a person was armed with a handgun at Albany Medical Center, located on New Scotland Avenue. “The situation is contained to one room within the hospital,” Albany Police spokesperson Steven Smith told Daily Voice. At 7:15 p.m., Smith announced that the suspect had been arrested and the incident was over. Heavy police presence right now …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Man After Cops Shot During Standoff In Region Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Man After Cops Shot During Standoff In Region
Cause Of Death Under Investigation For Man After Cops Shot During Standoff In Region A man is dead and two officers were hospitalized after being shot during a 12-hour standoff in Northern Westchester. At about 12:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, the New York State Police responded to a residence in the Town of Cortlandt on Quaker Bridge Road in the village of Croton-on-Hudson for a report of a barricaded subject armed with a gun. Troopers, in conjunction with the Westchester County Police Department, established a safe perimeter around the residence and crisis negotiators attempted for nearly 12 hours to convince Christopher Pesavento, age 50, to peacefully surrender, said stat…

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by Joe Lombardi
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27-Year-Old Shot After Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Region 27-Year-Old Shot After Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Region
27-Year-Old Shot After Hours-Long Standoff With Police In Region A man was shot by a responding officer after an hours-long standoff in the region, according to New York State Police. The shooting happened in Saratoga County at around 7 a.m. Sunday, June 12 in the town of Ballston, about 12 hours after troopers initially responded to a Ballston Lake residence early Saturday night, June 11, after a male subject was reported to have discharged a shotgun in a field near a residence and subsequently made suicidal statements to an occupant of the residence. Troopers located the suspect outside his residence a short time later, and the subject immediately fled…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County
Police Standoff Ends Peacefully When Woman Surrenders In Ulster County A woman from the region held police at bay for more than 90 minutes after she allegedly displayed a weapon at an area apartment complex. The incident took place around 9:30 a.m., Sunday, Jan. 9, when the Ulster Police Department responded to a 911 call for a woman displaying a weapon at the complex on Neighborhood Road in Ulster. According to Ulster Chief of Police Kyle Berardi, when officers arrived the woman, who was known to have weapons, refused to comply with the officer's demands to exit the apartment. At that time area apartments were evacuated and the Kingston / Ulster Police …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man With Shotgun Takes His Own Life In Area, Police Say Man With Shotgun Takes His Own Life In Area, Police Say
Man With Shotgun Takes His Own Life In Area, Police Say A man is dead after taking his own life following a police-involved incident in the area. At about 10:25 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, in Putnam County, the town of Kent Ambulance along with the EmStar medic were dispatched to Pudding Street in the Town of Putnam Valley for a male with chest pain, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office said. The medic unit was first on scene and was confronted by a man with a shotgun, the sheriff's office said, noting that recognizing the severity of the situation, the medic retreated to safety, while notifying Putnam 911 of the situation. Residents Warned To St…

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by Joe Lombardi