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Combative 20-Year-Old Busted With 'Ghost' Gun During Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say Combative 20-Year-Old Busted With 'Ghost' Gun During Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say
Combative 20-Year-Old Busted With 'Ghost' Gun During Traffic Stop In Region, Police Say A routine traffic stop in the region ended with a 20-year-old in handcuffs on weapons charges. The Saratoga County incident happened just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, in Halfmoon on Tower Way. State Police said 20-year-old Shawn Koenig, of Pittsfield in Rensselaer County, was initially stopped for a vehicle and traffic law violation. The trooper ordered him out of the car for a standardized field sobriety test, but Koenig reportedly refused to cooperate. He had to be forcibly removed from the vehicle and continued resisting until he was placed in handcuffs, police said. A search …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says
Liberty Man Caught With Gun, Bullets At JFK, TSA Says A man from the region was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected a handgun and bullets in his carry-on bag at a JFK airport security checkpoint. The Sullivan County resident, from the town of Liberty, was charged on Wednesday, April 19 after the unloaded firearm was found alongside five bullets in a gun magazine said TSA officials. The man's name is pending release by the New York New Jersey Port Authority.  The handgun was detected when the man entered the security checkpoint with his carry-on items. The checkpoint X-ray unit triggered…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Airport In Region, TSA Says Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Airport In Region, TSA Says
Man Tries To Bring Loaded Gun On Flight At Airport In Region, TSA Says A man faces a weapons charge after attempting to bring a loaded handgun and several magazines on a flight at Westchester County Airport, authorities said.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 2, when a Florida man entered the airport's security checkpoint and the X-ray unit alerted Transportation Security Administration officers to inspect his carry-on bag.  After looking inside the bag, officers found a 9mm handgun loaded with 10 bullets, including one that was in the weapon's chamber. The man's bag also contained two gun magazines packed alongside the firearm that were e…

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by Ben Crnic