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Fully Automatic Handgun Found After Albany Men Flee Traffic Stop, Police Say
A routine traffic stop in the Capital Region turned into a vehicle and foot pursuit that ended with two Albany men under arrest and two loaded handguns recovered — including one modified to fire fully automatically, police announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Zyeef I. Cancer, 24, and Akeim N. Ryan, 26, both of Albany, were arrested following the early-morning incident in Watervliet on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the Watervliet Police Department.
An officer on routine patrol near 2nd Avenue and 15th Street spotted a vehicle violating New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law at approximately 2:45 a.m.,…
Father Of Four Stabbed To Death On NYC Subway, ‘Heartbroken’ Children Launch Fundraiser
After a father of four was stabbed to death in a random attack on the New York City subway, his children have launched a fundraiser to honor his life.
Mesias Lojano, 59, of Jamaica, Queens, was killed while riding the J train near Woodhaven Boulevard on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
“He was a devoted father to four children, a cherished member of our family, and a friend to so many,” the Lojano children wrote in a GoFundMe. “We are his children, William, Laura, Darwin, and Edwin, and we are heartbroken.”
Jyrell Thomas, 25, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder in Lojano’s death, WABC r…
NY Driver Who Killed Woman In Head-On Crash Charged 11 Months Later: Authorities
A young Capital Region man has been arrested for a deadly car crash that killed a former elementary school teacher last year, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Cody Dunton, 21, of Canaan, was charged with manslaughter and assault for the wreck that killed Patricia Balcom, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Dunton was driving recklessly on Route 20 through Nassau on Nov. 10, 2025, when he caused the deadly crash, prosecutors said.
He was traveling eastbound on the road when he suddenly swerved into the westbound lanes and struck Balcom’s vehicle head-on, state police…
Albany County Gun Dealer Cuts Plea Deal After Selling To Undercover Cops: Authorities
A Capital Region man arrested on weapons and marijuana charges has taken a plea deal, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Bazeil Phoenix, 32, of Cohoes, copped to one count of third-degree criminal sale of a firearm, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. He’s expected to get five years in prison and three years of probation at his sentencing hearing on Jan. 6, 2027, authorities said.
In exchange for his guilty plea, prosecutors dropped two more weapons counts and a marijuana possession count against Phoenix, according to online court records.
Phoenix was arrested in January …
Albany Man Killed, Two People Airlifted Following Head-On Car Crash In New York: Police
A Capital Region man was killed in a head-on car crash Thursday, Oct. 1 in New York, police said.
Jonathan R. Hynes, 46, of Albany, was driving northbound on State Route 10 through Richmondville, Schoharie County, when he crossed into the southbound lanes, New York State Police said.
Hynes’s vehicle collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound just before 10 a.m. Thursday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
A passenger in Hynes’s car and the driver of the other vehicle were airlifted to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries, state poli…
Months-Long Hunt For Albany Armed Robbery Suspect Ends With Teen’s Arrest: Cops
A Capital Region teenager has been arrested in an armed robbery case dating back to June, police announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Deahvyaire Williams, 19, of Albany, was captured Thursday, Oct. 1 following an apartment search on North Manning Boulevard near Third Street, the Albany Police Department said.
Williams was accused in a mugging on June 30 near Sheridan Avenue and Lark Street, in which an 18-year-old victim was robbed, police said. The victim told police their attacker pulled a gun, demanded money, and then fled after taking it, according to authorities.
The months-long investigation le…
Driver Pulled Handgun And Fled After Albany Crash, Didn’t Get Far Before Arrest: Police
A Capital Region driver pulled a gun on another man following a car crash in Albany, police said.
Maurice S. Fitzgerald, 33, of Schenectady, was involved in a two-car collision near Columbia Circle West and South Frontage Road on Friday, Sept. 25, the Albany Police Department said.
After the wreck, Fitzgerald displayed a handgun toward the other driver, a 44-year-old man, then fled the intersection, police said. By the time officers arrived, only the 44-year-old and his car remained at the scene, according to authorities.
However, Fitzgerald and his vehicle were located shortly afterward d…
Half-Kilo Of Oxycodone Seized In Routine Albany Traffic Stop: Police
Two men were busted with nearly half a kilo of oxycodone after a traffic stop in the Capital District, police said.
Tasheem Haggray, 31, of Amsterdam, and Ptolemy Sutherland, 26, of Schenectady, had 506.5 grams of oxycodone in their car when they were pulled over, New York State Police said Thursday, Oct. 1.
Haggray was behind the wheel of a 2004 Buick sedan traveling northbound on the New York State Thruway in Albany on Friday, Sept. 25 when troopers pulled the vehicle over around 8:30 a.m., state police said.
Investigators found the oxycodone in the car and said Haggray showed signs of a…
