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Unlicensed Duo Busted With Drugs During Traffic Stop In Capital Region, Police Say
A 46-year-old man is facing numerous drug charges following an early-morning traffic stop in the region, authorities said.
Troopers in Greene County stopped a Nissan Rogue at around 5:45 a.m. Sunday, Jan 22, as it drove eastbound on Route 2B in the village of Catskill, according to State Police.
During the stop, troopers learned that the driver only had a learner’s permit and the passenger, Alonzo Lowe, of Albany, had a suspended driver’s license. Police ended up towing the vehicle.
While searching the car to make an inventory list, troopers reported finding a plastic baggie containing 31…
Duo Robbed Capital District Man, Forced Him To Withdraw Cash From ATM, Police Say
Two suspects are behind bars after allegedly breaking into a man’s home in the region and robbing him.
State Police in Greene County were called just before 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, by a Catskill man who said he was robbed at a home in the Jefferson Heights area.
The victim told police two suspects, a man and a woman, had entered the home before the man struck him in the face.
They took his cell phone, $12 in cash, his state ID card, a bank card, and a Medicare card, police said.
After taking his possessions, the female robber then forced him to drive to an ATM and withdraw $540 from hi…