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Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say
Bank Robber Nabbed 7 Minutes After Fleeing Branch in Region, Police Say An accused bank robber didn’t have much time to spend his proceeds. Alex Courtwright, 49, of Watervliet, was arrested just seven minutes after he robbed the M&T bank on Hoosick Street in Troy on Monday morning, Feb. 10, Troy Police said. Courtwright entered the bank at around 11:42 a.m. and demanded money from the teller before making off with several hundred dollars, police said. After fleeing on foot, he made it several blocks before he was spotted by officers with the agency’s Second Platoon Patrol. He was apprehended in a parking lot near Hoosick and 15th streets at 11:49 a.m., po…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Drowns In Lake In Region While Out With Family 26-Year-Old Drowns In Lake In Region While Out With Family
26-Year-Old Drowns In Lake In Region While Out With Family A 26-year-old Capital Region man was pulled from a lake over the weekend after he drowned while out with his family, authorities said.  Police in Rensselaer County were called to Poestenkill Gorge Park on Linden Avenue in Troy just after 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1. A Troy man had gone into the water and not resurfaced.  Bystanders pulled him out, but it was too late. Responders performed CPR and rushed him to an area hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, Troy police said.  The man's name wasn't released.  Police said the man was at the park with his family w…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase 8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase
8 Pounds Of Meth Seized In Traffic Stop In Region; Man Busted After Chase Police say a man from the region attempted to escape after they found eight pounds of methamphetamines during a traffic stop earlier this week, but he didn't make it very far.  Rensselaer County resident Terrence Ravenell, age 28, of Troy, was arrested on Tuesday, Aug. 20, and charged with multiple felonies, Troy police said.  Police were called to an area on Lincoln Avenue to reports of suspicious activity on Tuesday night. They found Ravenell in a parked car near the intersection with Seward Street. Police found drugs during an interview, and Ravenell ran away. Troy office…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail
Routine Traffic Stop Lands 5 Capital Region Teens In Handcuffs; No Room Left In Juvenile Jail Police arrested five boys — the youngest being 15 — after they found illegal pistols during a routine traffic stop on Wednesday, Aug. 8, in Rensselaer County, authortiies said.  The teens — ages 15 to 17 — were stopped near the Griswold Heights Apartments in Troy as officers have upped their presenece there following recent violence, Troy police said.  Police searched the vehicle and found one of the guns in the floorboard and a second in the waistband of one the 15 year old. That gun was reported stolen, authorities said.  The teen's identities were not released b…

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by Josh Lanier