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Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Leads Troopers On High-Speed Highway Chase In Capital Region: Police Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Leads Troopers On High-Speed Highway Chase In Capital Region: Police
Driver Flees Traffic Stop, Leads Troopers On High-Speed Highway Chase In Capital Region: Police A 34-year-old man is facing drug charges after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop and leading troopers on a high-speed highway chase in the region. The incident happened at around 11:20 a.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Saratoga County, on I-87 in the town of Wilton, according to State Police. After initially pulling over, Michael Casseus, of Troy, reportedly failed to comply with troopers’ commands and fled the scene, leading to a pursuit. Speeds at times reached over 100 miles per hour in a work zone, according to police. Casseus eventually stopped just south of exit 16 in Wilton, where he was a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Gunpoint Robbery At Apartment Complex In Hudson Valley, Police Say A suspect is behind bars after allegedly robbing a man at gunpoint at a Hudson Valley apartment complex. In Dutchess County, police in the Town of Poughkeepsie were called to the Manchester Gardens Apartments on Rhobella Drive at around 7 p.m. Friday, July 15, with reports of an armed robbery. The victim told police a man had brandished a handgun and demanded property. Officers eventually spotted a man matching the suspect’s description in the passenger seat of a vehicle that was leaving the apartment complex. The occupants of the car ignored officers’ commands and fled the area, police …

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by Michael Mashburn
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16-Year-Old Girl Charged In Stolen Car Chase That Killed Capital District Teen 16-Year-Old Girl Charged In Stolen Car Chase That Killed Capital District Teen
16-Year-Old Girl Charged In Stolen Car Chase That Killed Capital District Teen A 16-year-old girl has been charged after a stolen car chase in the Capital District left one of her teen passengers dead. The teen was arrested Friday afternoon, June 10, according to Albany Police. Her name is not being released due to her age. Investigators said the girl was behind the wheel of a stolen vehicle that fled from Albany police when officers attempted to stop it near Lark Street and Manning Boulevard on April 4. In all, six teenagers were in the car, according to police. Shortly after the girl fled, she crashed into another vehicle that was entering Northern Boulevard from…

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by Michael Mashburn