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20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest In Hudson Valley 20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest In Hudson Valley
20-Year-Old Accused Of Assaulting Trooper During Pro-Palestine Protest In Hudson Valley A 20-year-old is accused of assaulting a New York State Police trooper during a  pro-Palestine protest/encampment at a college campus. The event was being held in the Hudson Valley, in Ulster County, at SUNY New Paltz on Thursday, May 2, and the state police were requested to respond.  At around 12:15 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, while the state police were dispersing the crowd, a protestor threw a metal Gatorade bottle that hit a New York State Police investigator in the face, causing a laceration above his left eye.  The investigator was treated at a local hospital, where he r…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Deputy County Executive Busted Driving Drunk In Capital Region, Police Say Deputy County Executive Busted Driving Drunk In Capital Region, Police Say
Albany Co. Deputy Exec Michael McLaughlin Faces DWI Charge A deputy county executive in the region is accused of driving drunk. Albany County Deputy Executive Michael McLaughlin was arrested on suspicion of DWI following a traffic stop in the town of Colonie on Wednesday, May 1. New York State Police said McLaughlin was stopped on I-87 at around 11:20 p.m. and refused to provide a sample to determine his blood alcohol content. He was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and was released to a sober third party. Following the incident, Albany County Executive Daniel McCoy issued a statement supporting McLaughlin. “Here in this countr…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Scammer Caught Red-Handed With $36K Taken From Woman From Region, Police Say Scammer Caught Red-Handed With $36K Taken From Woman From Region, Police Say
Scammer Caught Red-Handed With $36K Taken From Woman From Region, Police Say A man was captured in the region after allegedly scamming a woman out of $36,000. The incident occurred in Sullivan County on Wednesday, May 1 in the village of Liberty. According to Chief Steven D'Agata of the Liberty Police, the department received a call from a 76-year-old resident who said the money had been taken from her as part of an elaborate scam. The woman told officers that what appeared to be a virus appeared on her computer. Shortly after she received a phone call from a man claiming to be from an anti-virus company and he would help her. D'Agata said the man, identified as H…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Capital Region Man Sells Stolen Car To Dealership, Police Say Capital Region Man Sells Stolen Car To Dealership, Police Say
Troy Man Sells Stolen Car To Malta Dealership: Police Talk about a lemon. A man from the region is facing charges after allegedly selling a stolen vehicle to a dealership. Rensselaer County resident Mousse Saiid, age 42, of Troy, was arrested on Friday, April 26, on grand larceny and related charges. New York State Police said a Saratoga County car dealership located in Malta contacted troopers in early April 2024 saying they had purchased a vehicle that turned out to be stolen from New York City in the previous December. An investigation found that Saiid used a fraudulent title to sell the vehicle to the dealership for more than $30,000, a…

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by Michael Mashburn
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7 Hospitalized After Route 9 Crash In Region 7 Hospitalized After Route 9 Crash In Region
7 Hospitalized After Route 9 Crash In Region Seven people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash in the region. It happened in Columbia County at about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday, April 30 on Route 9 in the town of Kinderhook, just north of Maple Lane South. A 2011 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by a 28-year-old man from the village of Valatie in Columbia County, was traveling southbound when a 2004 Honda Accord, driven by an 18-year-old Bronx woman, exited a parking lot and made a left-hand turn in front of the Silverado, causing the collision, New York State Police said. The driver of the Accord was taken out of her car by the …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Brothers Found Guilty In Killing Of Man Found Dead In Hudson Valley Driveway Brothers Found Guilty In Killing Of Man Found Dead In Hudson Valley Driveway
Brothers Found Guilty In Killing Of Man Found Dead In Hudson Valley Driveway Two brothers have been found guilty of killing a man found lying dead in his driveway in the region. Orange County resident Junando Dawkins, age 30, of Newburgh, and his brother, Juwaugh Dawkins, age 34, of Jacksonville, Florida, were convicted on Monday, April 29, in Ulster County Court of murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. According to the Ulster County District Attorney Emmanuel C. Nneji, in January 2023, a homicide investigation was conducted by the New York State Police into the death of Daniel Spotards, a 41-year-old father of two, whose body was found at t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Criminal Investigation Opened In Helicopter Crash Killing NY National Guard Members: Report Criminal Investigation Opened In Helicopter Crash Killing NY National Guard Members: Report
Criminal Probe Open In Helicopter Crash Killing NY Soldiers Officials have launched a criminal investigation into a National Guard helicopter crash near the southern border that killed two members from New York and a third victim, ABC News reports. The incident – which saw a UH-72 Lakota helicopter go down near Rio Grande City, Texas, on Friday, March 8 – is now the focus of an investigation by the Starr County Sheriff’s Office into whether there was any criminal wrongdoing, officials told the outlet. That investigation is separate from a parallel probe being conducted by the Department of Defense. So far, authorities have not publicly said what cau…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Fatal Rollover Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim On I-87 Fatal Rollover Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim On I-87
Fatal Rollover Crash: Woman ID'd As Victim On I-87 A woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal one-car rollover crash in the region. It happened around 6:40 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Greene County, in the village of Catskill, on I-87. A preliminary investigation at the scene determined that a 2004 Ford Escape was traveling northbound in the passing lane between Exit 20 (Saugerties) and Exit 21 (Catskill), when, for an unknown reason, it exited the roadway, went through the guide rail, struck an earth embankment, and overturned, New York State Police said. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, Regina Levine, age 66, of …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Capital Region Highway Ahead Of Sentencing Update: Construction Scammer Jumps To Death On Capital Region Highway Ahead Of Sentencing
Admitted Scammer Michael Matteo Jumps To Death On Albany Hwy This story has been updated. New details are emerging after a man jumped to his death from atop an interstate overpass in the region, shutting down the highway for over an hour. The Albany County incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, near the I-90/I-787 interchange in Albany. Earlier Report: $138K Scam: Contractor Skips Town After Taking Albany Homeowner's Cash, Police Say New York State Police said a person jumped from the I-90 overpass onto I-787 and was pronounced dead at the scene. No vehicles were involved and there were no other reports of injuries. The d…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Murdering Woman, Dismembering Her Body, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Murdering Woman, Dismembering Her Body, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Murdering Woman, Dismembering Her Body, Police Say A man from the region has been charged with allegedly killing a woman and then dismembering her body before disposing of the parts. Ulster County resident Damon Foy, age 50, of Kerhonkson, was arraigned in Ulster County Court on Friday, April 19, for a murder charge and remanded to Ulster County Jail without bail. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, between Sunday, March 31, and Monday, April 1, Foy murdered Alberta Dale, age 44, of Pennsylvania, dismembered her and was in the process of disposing of her body when law enforcement intervened.  Dale’s remains were loca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Walker Was Beaten To Death On Popular Capital Region Biking Trail, Autopsy Finds Walker Was Beaten To Death On Popular Capital Region Biking Trail, Autopsy Finds
Daniel Frament Death On Mohawk Hudson Trail Ruled Homicide Police are asking for tips after a 76-year-old man was beaten to death on a popular biking trail in the region. Emergency crews in Albany County were called shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, April 18, for an injured walker who was unconscious on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Trail in Menands. Medics attempted to revive the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to New York State Police. In an update Friday, April 19, troopers identified the victim as Rensselaer County resident Daniel Frament, of Troy. An autopsy determined that his cause of death was severe head trauma, and the dea…

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by Michael Mashburn
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New Details: Woman Found Dead In Capital Region 'Died Peacefully, In Place She Loved Most' New Details: Woman Found Dead In Capital Region 'Died Peacefully, In Place She Loved Most'
Missing Fae Morgana Barbone 'Died Peacefully' Family Says Relatives of a Massachusetts woman who was found dead on an upstate New York hiking trail after a weekslong search are finding solace in knowing she spent her final moments someplace she adored. The body of 40-year-old Fae Morgana Barbone was found Tuesday, April 16, in a rural part of Rensselaer County on the Taconic Crest Trail, located nearly eight miles east of Berlin, Williamstown Police said. Barbone was reported missing out of Williamstown, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 7. Earlier Report: Body Of Fae Morgana Barbone Found On Taconic Crest Trail She had last been seen in …

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