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Man Steals Emergency Vehicle From Capital Region Fire House, Police Say Man Steals Emergency Vehicle From Capital Region Fire House, Police Say
Man Steals Emergency Vehicle From Capital Region Fire House, Police Say A man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a fire utility vehicle from a fire department in the region. The 2019 Chevrolet truck was stolen at around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 16, from the Eagle Mills Fire Department in Troy, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office. The suspect reportedly arrived on a bicycle and placed the bike into the truck before driving it out of the parking lot, heading westbound on Brunswick Road. In an update on Wednesday morning, May 17, sheriff’s officials said the stolen vehicle was found in the Town of Colonie. It was not immediately clear if …

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Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Capital Region School Sentenced: 'Betrayal Of Trust' Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Capital Region School Sentenced: 'Betrayal Of Trust'
Teacher Who Hid Camera In Bathroom Of Capital Region School Sentenced: 'Betrayal Of Trust' A former middle school teacher in New York is heading to prison after admitting that he hid a camera inside a staff bathroom at the school where taught. Albany County resident Patrick Morgan, age 58, of the Town of Colonie, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of two to six years behind bars in Albany County Court on Thursday, Feb. 2. Earlier Report: 'An Egregious Betrayal Of Trust': NY Teacher Admits To Hiding Camera In Staff Bathroom It came months after Morgan, a former fifth-grade teacher at Sand Creek Middle School in Colonie, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree unlawful s…

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Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers
Inmate At Capital Region Jail Accused Of Throwing Feces At Corrections Officers An inmate at a Capital Region jail is facing new charges after allegedly throwing feces at corrections officers. The incident happened Monday, Sept. 26, at the Albany County jail, according to the sheriff’s office. Ian Neely, age 27, was charged with felony aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate after the alleged attack. At the time of the incident, Neely was being held on a weapons possession charge. He was arraigned at the Town of Colonie Criminal Court before being taken back to the Albany County jail. If convicted on the new charge, Neely could face an additional one t…

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Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children
Capital District Man Sentenced For Sexual Contact With Children A man from the Capital District will spend decades in prison for sexually abusing a child in Albany County. Ronald Swartz, age 55, of Watervliet, was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison Thursday, June 2, after being convicted on two counts of predatory sexual assault against a child. Investigators said Swartz had sexual contact with a victim under the age of 13 in the Town of Colonie in 2007. He was accused of engaging in the same crime again with a different child who was under the age of 11 in the Town of Colonie between September 2010 and September 2012, prosecutors said. Albany C…

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by Michael Mashburn