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Duo's Storage Unit Theft Spree In Capital Region Foiled By Vigilant Passerby, Police Say Duo's Storage Unit Theft Spree In Capital Region Foiled By Vigilant Passerby, Police Say
Duo's Storage Unit Theft Spree In Capital Region Foiled By Vigilant Passerby, Police Say Two suspected storage unit thieves are facing charges thanks to a tip from a vigilant passerby. Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies were called at around 3 p.m. Friday, March 15, for a suspicious vehicle at the Extra Space Storage in Clifton Park. When they arrived, deputies encountered found 40-year-old Michael DeMartino, of Stillwater, and 41-year-old Kristin Frisch, of Gloversville. An investigation determined they had stolen numerous items from various storage units. DeMartino and Frisch were arrested on suspicion of burglary, criminal possession of stolen property, and petit larceny. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Oh, Brother: Capital Region Duo Nabbed For Stealing Plow, Police Say Oh, Brother: Capital Region Duo Nabbed For Stealing Plow, Police Say
Oh, Brother: Capital Region Duo Nabbed For Stealing Plow, Police Say Two brothers are facing charges after allegedly stealing farming equipment from a property in the region. Saratoga County residents Nicholas and Lee Scoville, both of Stillwater, were arrested Friday, Dec. 22, on multiple charges. New York State Police said a Stillwater resident contacted the agency on Sunday, Dec. 10 saying a plow had been stolen from their property. Troopers determined that Nicholas Scoville stole the plow and then stored it at his brother’s Stillwater property, police said. During their arrest, Lee Scoville reportedly became combative and injured a trooper. Police d…

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by Michael Mashburn
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YouTuber Stabs Stepfather To Death At Capital Region Home, Police Say YouTuber Stabs Stepfather To Death At Capital Region Home, Police Say
YouTuber Stabs Stepfather To Death At Capital Region Home, Police Say A 29-year-old YouTube creator is behind bars accused of stabbing his stepfather to death at a home in the region. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called to a home in Stillwater, located on Gurba Drive South, at around 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 for a domestic dispute. When they arrived, they found 61-year-old Richard Naze stabbed to death, according to Stillwater Police.  Officers arrested Naze’s 29-year-old stepson, Stephen Surin, on suspicion of second-degree murder. There were no other reports of injuries. Police did not speculate on a possible motive for the alleged killi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision
School Bus Crash: 23-Year-Old Killed, Second Driver Injured In Capital Region Collision One driver was killed and another was injured in a crash involving a school bus in the region. Emergency crews in Saratoga County were called at around 7:15 a.m. Monday, May 22, with reports of a three-vehicle wreck in the town of Stillwater, on State Route 67. Investigators determined that a Chevrolet Cobalt was heading eastbound on SR 67 when it crossed into the westbound lane near George Thompson Road, striking a Mechanicville Central School bus head on. The bus then struck a Kia Optima driven by a 45-year-old Rock City Falls woman. The driver of the Chevrolet, 23-year-old Jacob Granbe…

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by Michael Mashburn
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44-Year-Old Canoer Drowns In Capital District Lake 44-Year-Old Canoer Drowns In Capital District Lake
44-Year-Old Canoer Drowns In Capital District Lake Crews have recovered the body of a 44-year-old man who drowned in a Capital District lake. Saratoga County Sheriff’s officials were called shortly after 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, with reports of a person struggling in the waters of Saratoga Lake, approximately a quarter mile north of Brown’s Beach in Stillwater. Callers to 911 said the man, who had been in a canoe, was yelling for help. The department’s marine patrol and dive teams spent hours searching the area, assisted by New York State Police and the Corinth Fire Department. Body recovered in #SaratogaLake, near Browns Beach in S…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Naked Intruder Awakens Capital District Couple, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say Naked Intruder Awakens Capital District Couple, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say
Naked Intruder Awakens Capital District Couple, Sexually Assaults Woman, Cops Say A husband and wife from the Capital District were awakened by a naked intruder trying to sexually assault them, authorities said. The Saratoga County residents told police they were sleeping in their Stillwater home on Thursday, Aug. 4, when they awoke to find a fully nude man who they do not know attempting to sexually abuse the woman as she lay sleeping next to her husband. The victim and her husband were able to chase the intruder away before calling 911, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies located the man, identified as Stillwater resident Nicholas Lesson, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Capital District Sex Offender Sentenced For Child Pornography Convictions Capital District Sex Offender Sentenced For Child Pornography Convictions
Capital District Sex Offender Sentenced For Child Pornography Convictions A Capital District man will spend more than a decade in federal prison after copping to child pornography charges. Saratoga County resident Zachary Duchesne, age 27, of Stillwater, was sentenced to 15 years behind bars Friday, July 22, in federal court in Albany. It followed his guilty plea to charges of transporting and possessing child pornography. Federal prosecutors said Duchesne used a Dropbox account to store, possess, and view images that depicted child sex abuse between December 2017 and June 2019. He also admitted to periodically transferring child pornography videos into his Dro…

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by Michael Mashburn