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21-Year-Old Accused In Shooting That Injured 2 Young Girls In Capital Region 21-Year-Old Accused In Shooting That Injured 2 Young Girls In Capital Region
21-Year-Old Accused In Shooting That Injured 2 Young Girls In Capital Region Weeks after a shooting in the region left two young girls injured, police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect. Keovion Goodwine, of Troy, was taken into custody Tuesday, July 2, on attempted murder and related charges. Troy Police did not publicize the arrest until Tuesday, July 16. According to investigators, Goodwine shot two girls, ages 11 and 14, near Fourth and Madison streets shortly after midnight on Sunday, May 12. Both victims were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Goodwine was arrested after officers from the Troy and Colonie police departments executed a …
'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River 'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River
'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River Newly released video shows the intense moments that led up to a parolee drowning in the Hudson River while attempting to flee from police on a bicycle. The Rensselaer County incident happened in Troy, near 1st Avenue and 116th Street, on Monday evening, July 8. According to Troy Police, an officer was attempting to interview 33-year-old Melquan Simpson, of Troy, about illegal drug sales and prostitution near 2nd Avenue and 116th Street when the man took off on a bicycle. Earlier Report: Man Drowns During Bicycle Pursuit With Troy Police Simpson continued riding south in the alleywa…
Trio Sells Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Capital Region, Police Say Trio Sells Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Capital Region, Police Say
Trio Sells Fentanyl-Laced Heroin In Capital Region, Police Say Three people are facing drug charges for allegedly planning to sell heroin laced with fentanyl in the region. In Rensselaer County, Troy Police executed a search warrant Thursday afternoon, June 13, at a home in the Lansingburgh neighborhood, on 5th Avenue near 118th Street. The search followed a “lengthy investigation” into reported drug sales at the property, police said. Inside, officers allegedly found evidence that tested positive for both heroin and fentanyl. The following suspects were arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell …