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Elderly NY Woman Lost $3K To NYC Scammer Who Drove To Collect Cash: Police
An elderly Capital Region woman was scammed out of more than $3,000 by a New York City schemer, state police said Wednesday, May 13.
Roger K. Flemming, 29, of Jamaica, Queens, was charged with third-degree grand larceny after his arrest on Thursday, May 7, New York State Police said.
The victim, a Northumberland resident, was contacted via phone about a family member being arrested after a car crash and needing money for bail, investigators said.
Flemming then traveled from Queens to the victim’s Saratoga County home on Wednesday, May 6, and she handed him more than $3,000 in cash, authori…
'Dawson's Creek' Star Assaulted Ex With Cinderblock, Wooden Plank: Reports
Michael Pitt, who starred on "Boardwalk Empire," "Dawson's Creek" and "Funny Games" has been charged with sexual abuse in New York City, according to numerous records.
Pitt, a West Orange native, was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Court in Brooklyn on Friday, May 2, charged with two counts of sexual abuse, assault injury with a blunt object and strangulation, Variety reported.
According to the New York Post, Pitt sexually assaulted an ex-girlfriend, striking her with a wooden plank. He later assaulted his ex-girlfriend with a cinderblock, the Post reported. The incidents occu…
Road Rage Horror: Brutal Glass Attack Leads To Rensselaer Man's Arrest, Police Say
A man is behind bars after a road rage incident ended in a violent assault with a glass object in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Rensselaer County resident Matthew Blanding, age 39, of Rensselaer, was arrested on Wednesday, April 30, following a warrant for assault and weapons charges connected to the assault, which happened in Saratoga County, New York State Police announced on Monday, May 5.
The events leading to the assault began on Hudson Street in South Glens Falls as a road rage confrontation between Blanding and a driver he did not know, police said.
Blandin…
NY Man Accused Of Punching CNA During Visit To PA Nursing Home: Police
A New York man is accused of assaulting a staff member at a Pennsylvania nursing home, police announced on Saturday, May 3.
Kerry Binns, 69, of New York, NY, allegedly punched a certified nursing assistant in the arm while visiting a relative at Ephrata Manor Nursing Home on Bethany Road around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, April 28, according to Ephrata Police.
The next morning, on Tuesday, April 29 at 10:31 a.m., staff reported the incident to authorities. A warrant was issued for Binns, who later turned himself in after police contacted him, the department said.
Binns was charged with Felony Ag…
Man From Region Nabbed For Commercial Burglary, Police Say
A man from the region has been charged with two counts of burglary for allegedly breaking into the same business twice and stealing property.
The incidents occurred in Sullivan County at the Taam Eden Baker at Mountain Square Mall in Monticello on Tuesday, Aug. 27, and Thursday, Aug. 29.
According to Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone, Ishmiel Agapito, age 24, of Monticello, was charged on Monday, Sept. 2, following an investigation.
Johnstone said Agapito was caught on surveillance forcing his way in through a rear door and stole property from inside the business.
He was cha…
