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Trump Expressed Interest In Holding Long Island Rally, County Exec Says Trump Expressed Interest In Holding Long Island Rally, County Exec Says
Trump Expressed Interest In Holding Long Island Rally, County Exec Says Former President Donald Trump has expressed interest in holding a rally on Long Island multiple times. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman made the comment to ABC7 New York, the outlet reported on Monday, July 15. Blakeman said that the former president had mentioned wanting to host a rally in Nassau County “many times” and that his office had been in communication with his campaign staff to set the event up. Original Report - Donald Trump Rushed Off PA Stage After Apparent Shots Fired “I don’t know if any of that changes after what happened this weekend…obviously, they’re ve…

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by Sophie Grieser
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Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say
Trooper Shoots Man Who Aimed Vehicle At Officer In Region, Police Say A 63-year-old man was shot once by a New York State trooper after he allegedly drove toward a police officer at a high rate of speed after threatening them with a gun.  The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 2:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at two locations on Route 97. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, troopers responded to a report of a suspicious person in a vehicle at a business on Route 97 in Barryville.  Troopers located the man, who claimed to have a gun and said that he would shoot the troopers, Nevel said. Nevel said troopers then att…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Pistol-Whipping Brother Threatens To Shoot Sister, Cops At Capital Region Home, Police Say Pistol-Whipping Brother Threatens To Shoot Sister, Cops At Capital Region Home, Police Say
Pistol-Whipping Brother Threatens To Shoot Sister, Cops At Capital Region Home, Police Say A 30-year-old man from the region is in custody after allegedly assaulting his sister in front of her toddler child and threatening to shoot police officers. The Albany County incident happened at around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in the town of Westerlo. Sheriff Craig Apple said deputies responded to a residence on County Route 403 for an active domestic incident involving a firearm. The caller told dispatchers that she was involved in a physical confrontation with her brother, 30-year-old Dylan Lafave, and that he had pistol whipped her in the head. She told investigators that Lafave a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Drugs, Gun For Second Time In 3 Weeks, Cops Say Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Drugs, Gun For Second Time In 3 Weeks, Cops Say
Hudson Valley Drug Dealer Nabbed With Drugs, Gun For Second Time In 3 Weeks, Cops Say An alleged drug dealer has been nabbed for the second time in three weeks by a drug task force in the region, police said. Dutchess County resident Jaylen Shaw, age 22, of the town of Poughkeepsie, was arrested on Friday, May 10, in Poughkeepsie by the Dutchess County District Attorney’s Office Drug Task. According to Det. Sgt. Adam Harris of the task force, a continued investigation into Shaw's activities led to his arrest following a search of his home where "dangerous" drugs, a gun, and ammo were seized. Shaw was first arrested by the task force on Thursday, April 18, after a search of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds
Duo Gunned Down 'Fun-Filled' 16-Year-Old After Breaking Into Capital Region Home, Jury Finds Two of three defendants have been convicted for their roles in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy from the region. A Rensselaer County jury found Ramel Gulley, age 29, of Schenectady, and William Webb, age 30, of Brooklyn, guilty of second-degree murder on Friday, March 22, in the killing of Christopher Anthony. Prosecutors said Gulley, Webb, and a third defendant forced their way into Anthony’s Troy home, located near River Street and Glen Avenue, on Jan. 5, 2022. Earlier Report: Trio Charged In Killing Of 16-Year-Old In Troy They shot the boy multiple times in the torso and onc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Charged After Threatening To Kill Motorists At Traffic Light In Hudson Valley, Police Say A man was arrested on an "extreme risk" protection order for allegedly scaring motorists during a road rage incident that was caught on a Ring camera in the region.  The incident took place in Dutchess County on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Wappingers Falls. Wappingers Falls Police said the department received notification from Ring Neighbors, a public online social media platform, on Saturday warning of a "possible crime" in the area. In the video, police said a man can be seen stopped at a traffic light threatening motorists that he had a gun in back. As a result, the department said it o…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says
Wrong Driveway Killing: Defense Requests Mistrial In Shooting Of NY 20-Year-Old, Report Says Defense attorneys for the man accused of shooting and killing a young woman who mistakenly drove onto his rural New York property have attempted to have his murder case thrown out, Albany station CBS 6 reports. Kevin Monahan, age 65, was back in a Washington County courtroom on Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, for the sixth day of his murder trial in the death of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis. Monahan’s lead defense attorney, Arthur Frost, asked the judge to declare a mistrial after jurors saw body camera footage from a Washington County Sheriff’s sergeant in which Monahan tells the officer that he's …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Temple Shooting: 28-Year-Old Federally Charged After Gunshots At NY Synagogue Temple Shooting: 28-Year-Old Federally Charged After Gunshots At NY Synagogue
Mufid Fawaz Alkhader Charged After Shooting At Temple Israel The man accused of opening fire at a New York synagogue on the first day of Hanukkah has been federally charged. Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, age 28, of Schenectady, appeared in Albany federal court on Friday, Dec. 8, where he was arraigned on one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm. According to the criminal complaint, Alkhader approached Albany’s Temple Israel, located on New Scotland Avenue, at around 2 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 7 armed with a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. He then fired the weapon twice into the air, prosecutors allege. Earlier Report: New Update: Shooting At NY Syna…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Customer Shot To Death Outside Capital Region Store ID Released For Customer Shot To Death Outside Capital Region Store
ID Released For Customer Shot To Death Outside Capital Region Store Authorities have identified a man who was shot to death during a fight outside a store in the region. The shooting happened at around 5:20 p.m. Sunday, July 2, in Troy, at the Family Dollar store located near 102nd Street and 2nd Avenue. According to Troy Police, two customers got into an altercation in front of the store when one of them opened fire. The victim, identified as 39-year-old Alexander Crawford, of Troy, managed to get back into the store and tell employees he had been shot. Crawford was taken by ambulance to Samaritan Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. No …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say
Massive Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering Ring Includes 15 NYers, Feds Say More than a dozen New Yorkers are accused in a massive marijuana trafficking and money laundering ring that spanned across the United States, according to federal prosecutors. A 99-count indictment unsealed in the Northern District of New York Tuesday, Jan. 31 accuses 17 defendants of taking part in an operation that saw thousands of kilograms of marijuana shipped from a business in California to locations across the country, including the Capital Region. The drugs were allegedly shipped between 2016 and June 2022 in packages that were delivered by UPS and FedEx. Prosecutors said the sche…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video) Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video)
Off-Duty Deputy From Vermont Shot By Police In Upstate NY (Video) A Vermont sheriff’s deputy survived being shot multiple times by police following an early-morning shootout in upstate New York. The incident, which was captured on officer-worn body camera footage, happened at around 3 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 20 in Saratoga County, near Broadway and Caroline Street in Saratoga Springs. Police said the off-duty deputy was attacked by a group of six people, prompting him to pull a gun. That’s when one of the men in the group fired, leading to an exchange of seven or eight gunshots, police said. The shootout was heard by several Saratoga Springs police officers,…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Capital District Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl Capital District Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl
Capital District Man Sentenced For Selling Heroin Laced With Fentanyl A man will spend the next six years in federal prison for selling heroin that was laced with fentanyl. Schenectady resident and former Long Islander Ralph St. Croix, age 39, was sentenced to 70 months behind bars Thursday, July 21, in federal court in Albany. As part of his guilty plea, St. Croix - who also goes by the name “Stretch” - admitted to selling the fentanyl-laced drugs to another person on three occasions at his apartment on Eastern Avenue in Schenectady in December 2020. Schenectady Felon Sentenced to 70 Months for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin and for Possessing Firea…

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by Michael Mashburn
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16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring 16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring
16 Charged In Takedown Of CT Fentanyl, Heroin Distribution Ring Sixteen people are facing various charges stemming from the gang-related distribution of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Connecticut and other areas in the region.A federal grand jury returned the 27-count indictment charging the defendants on Wednesday, June 8, according to an announcement from Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States attorney for the District of Connecticut, on Tuesday, June 28. The US Attorney's Office said the following people were charged: Luis Feliciano, age 38, of East Hartford Jose Tirado, age 41, of Hartford Carl Jones, age 41, of Hartford Luis Robles, age 25, o…

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by Nicole Valinote