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Family Dollar Killing: Teen Admits Gunning Down Man At Capital Region Store Family Dollar Killing: Teen Admits Gunning Down Man At Capital Region Store
Family Dollar Killing: Teen Admits Gunning Down Man At Capital Region Store Nearly a year after a husband and father of five was shot to death outside a Family Dollar store in the region, a teenager has formally confessed to killing him. Jahteek Sanchez, age 17 or 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, May 17, in the death of Alexander Crawford. The 39-year-old Crawford, of Troy, was fatally shot on July 2, 2023, outside the Family Dollar store located near 102nd Street and 2nd Avenue in Troy.  According to Police, Sanchez and Crawford got into an argument in front of the business and Sanchez opened fire. Ear…
Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home
Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home More than two years after a former high school football standout was gunned down inside his home in the region, one of the men responsible has been convicted of murder. Kyle Hutchinson, age 23, of Schenectady, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the killing of 19-year-old Nathanial Miller. Miller was found shot to death inside his Rensselaer County home in Pittstown on June 9, 2021, according to State Police. Hutchinson and two other men, Carlo Lewis and Devin Van Patten, both of Schenectady, were arrested in con…
Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Capital Region, Police Say Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Capital Region, Police Say
Man Set Fire That Destroyed Garage, Damaged Apartment In Capital Region, Police Say A 61-year-old man is accused of intentionally starting a fire that destroyed a garage and heavily damaged an apartment building in the region. Rensselaer County resident Paul Coleman, of the Town of Grafton, was arraigned on an arson charge in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, June 9. According to sheriff’s officials, Coleman set fire to the detached garage located next to his apartment building on State Route 2 in the Town of Grafton. The structure was deemed a total loss. Flames also spread to the adjacent apartment building, where eight residents were sleeping, deputies said. Everyone…