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Know Them? Tumbler Smugglers Nab $400 Worth Of Merch From Starbucks In Region: Police Know Them? Tumbler Smugglers Nab $400 Worth Of Merch From Starbucks In Region: Police
Know Them? Tumbler Smugglers Nab $400 Worth Of Merch From Starbucks In Region: Police Police are asking for help in identifying two women caught on video stealing hundreds of dollars' worth of merchandise from a Starbucks in the region. The Greene County incident happened Wednesday, Nov. 11, at the Starbucks located at the New Baltimore Service Area on the Thruway. New York State Police said the suspects stole approximately $400 worth of items. Surveillance footage released by police shows the women putting several tumblers in their bags before leaving without paying. ***PLEASE SHARE*** State Police Albany is seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects invol…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Armed Robber Carjacks Victim In Area Neighborhood, Police Say Armed Robber Carjacks Victim In Area Neighborhood, Police Say
Armed Robber Carjacks Victim In Area Neighborhood, Police Say Police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred in a residential neighborhood in the region. The Schenectady County incident happened at around 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10, in the village of Scotia on Bruce Street. The victim told police the suspect came up behind him and threatened him with a gun. The suspect then forcibly stole his car before fleeing toward North Ballston Avenue. Officers later found the car abandoned several blocks away at the Cambridge Manor apartments. Surveillance footage shared by police shows the suspect wearing a green jacket, black pants, and a face mask…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
NY Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say NY Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say
NY Man Plotted To Assassinate Journalist For Criticizing Iranian Government, Feds Say A New York man is among three people implicated in an alleged plot to assassinate an Iranian-American journalist on US soil over her criticism of the Iranian government, authorities said. Westchester County resident Khalid Mehdiyev, age 24, of Yonkers, is named in a superseding indictment that was unsealed in the Southern District of New York on Friday, Jan. 27, against three people for murder-for-hire and money-laundering charges. Federal prosecutors allege that Mehdiyev is a member of a violent Eastern European criminal organization that has ties to Iran and has engaged in murders, kidna…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Burglar Breaks Into Walmart In Region, Steals Guns Burglar Breaks Into Walmart In Region, Steals Guns
Burglar Breaks Into Walmart In Region, Steals Guns Police are searching for a suspect who broke into a Walmart in the Capitol District and stole multiple guns. The burglar in Albany County got in through the Glenmont store’s garden center at around 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, according to Bethlehem Police. The burglar then went to the gun section and used a fire extinguisher to smash open a gun case, before grabbing five long guns before fleeing through an emergency exit, according to police. The suspect was last seen entering a wooded area near Bender Lane, police said. Bethlehem Police, the Albany County Sheriff’s Department, and N…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Police Search For Hudson Valley Home Burglary Suspects Police Search For Hudson Valley Home Burglary Suspects
Police Search For Hudson Valley Home Burglary Suspects Recognize them? New York State Police investigators in Northern Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance in locating suspects implicated in a home burglary. Investigators in Somers issued an alert on Wednesday, Sept. 22 as they attempt to locate suspects caught on camera before a burglary of a home in Northern Westchester. In the photos released by police, a man in a black tank top and a black mask was spotted, along with a woman in a purple shirt and jeans. The man’s motorcycle was also caught on camera (see above). No information about the home burglary or what was taken has be…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near High School In Region Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near High School In Region
Police Investigate Reports Of Shots Fired Near High School In Region Police investigators in Westchester are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down suspects who were involved in a shooting near an area high school as students were being dismissed. The Mount Vernon Police Department received a report of shots fired in the area of Mount Vernon High School on California Road shortly before 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 13. Upon arrival, police said that officers interviewed several witnesses who said that shots were fired from a passing vehicle in the area of the high school. The shooting incident took place a few hundred feet away from th…

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by Zak Failla
News
Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston
Three Sex Offenders Relocate To Kingston Three sex offenders have moved to addresses in Ulster County this month, according to the Kingston Police Department.  Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20 that Eric Briglia, 55, moved from Eddyville to 63 Pine St in Kingston. According to the New York State Sex Offender Registry, Briglia was convicted of a felony for third-degree rape in May of 2004 after an incident with a 16-year-old female. He spent at least a year in state prison Kingston Police said on Friday, Oct. 15 that 33-year-old Edward J. Champion, who was previously homeless, relocated to an apartment at 200 Tremper Ave, a…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Four Nabbed For Vandalizing Numerous Buildings With Graffiti In Area, Police Say Four Nabbed For Vandalizing Numerous Buildings With Graffiti In Area, Police Say
Four Nabbed For Vandalizing Numerous Buildings With Graffiti In Area, Police Say Four men have been arrested for allegedly "tagging" and spray painting graffiti on numerous buildings in Beacon. The four, John P. Skivington, 24, Bryan D. Nava, 27, Niko O. Beckles, 24, all of New Windsor, and Carlos Reyes, 21, of Newburgh, were arrested on various dates following the damage discovered on Dec. 23 on Main Street, said Det. Lt. Jason Johnson of the Beacon Police. After finding the graffiti, police posted camera surveillance photos of four men on Facebook and the four were identified. The department announced the arrests on Friday: Skivington was charged…

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by Kathy Reakes