24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region 24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region
24-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region A 24-year-old man died following a single-vehicle crash in the Capital Region. The wreck happened in Schenectady, near the intersection of Eastern and Rankin avenues, at around 11:20 p.m. Monday, March 3. Arriving officers found a car that had gone off the roadway and struck a tree, according to Schenectady Police.  The driver, Roshan Balraj, of Schenectady, was pronounced dead at the scene, CBS 6 reports. No other vehicles were involved and there were no additional reports of injuries. It was not immediately clear whether speed or impairment were factors in the crash. Additional d…
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver: Cops (EXCLUSIVE) DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver: Cops (EXCLUSIVE)
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver: Cops (Exclusive) If anyone should know about the dangers of drunk driving, it's Oriel Dixon. The 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was charged with manslaughter on Saturday, Feb. 22, for drunkenly crashing into another car last December, killing a Somers Point man who was declared cancer-free just two months prior, Egg Harbor Township police said. Almost a year before the crash in 2023, Dixon herself was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver while on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched after the crash.  In the 2023 crash, Dixon suffere…
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Capital Region Driver Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Capital Region
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Capital Region One driver was killed and another hospitalized in a wrong-way, head-on crash in the Capital Region. The wreck happened in Colonie, on Wolf Road south of Sand Creek Road, at around 1:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24. A driver was traveling northbound on Wolf Road when they crossed the center line and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle, Colonie Police said. The driver of the northbound vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was hospitalized with minor injuries, according to police. Authorities withheld the victim’s identity until their family was properly notified.…
Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Capital Region, Police Say Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Capital Region, Police Say
Woman Starved Dog, Threw Dead Body In Trash Can In Capital Region, Police Say After starving her dog to death and tossing its body in the trash, a Capital Region woman is facing criminal charges, police said. Elisabeth Kelsey, 31, of Rensselaer, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 29, on suspicion of animal abuse and related charges in connection with the death of her 4-year-old male Newfoundland labrador retriever, Rensselaer Police said. Officers were initially called at around 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2024, after a City of Rensselaer Department of Public Works employee found the deceased animal in a garbage bag that had been left in a trash can in front of a residence on Fi…
Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Capital Region College Dorm, Police Say Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Capital Region College Dorm, Police Say
Student Busted With Loaded Gun At Capital Region College Dorm, Police Say A college student is facing weapons charges after allegedly bringing a loaded gun to his Capital Region dorm room. Jalen Brown, 20, was arrested at Bryant and Stratton College’s student housing complex on Union Drive in Albany on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22, according to Albany Police. Officers responded to the University Heights College Suites at around 5 p.m. after campus security reported a student with a handgun in their dorm room. Investigators located Brown as he returned to his room and found a loaded 9mm handgun, police said. “Through investigation, it was determined that there…
Hudson Valley Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit With No Headlights Nabbed For DWI: Police Hudson Valley Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit With No Headlights Nabbed For DWI: Police
Hudson Valley Man Driving At 3 Times Legal Limit With No Headlights Nabbed For DWI: Police A Hudson Valley man was nabbed for allegedly driving drunk nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit. Officials said the incident occurred in Ramapo on Tuesday, Jan. 14, just after midnight. An officer spotted a vehicle driving without headlights and committing several traffic violations. Ramapo Police said the motorist, Byron Lopez Vasquez of Nyack, was found to be nearly three times over the legal alcohol limit.  Vasquez was charged with DWI and issued nine tickets before being released to return to court later.  Note: DWI is not a bail-qualifying offense, Rama…
'Media Maven' Gives Voice To NY's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart' 'Media Maven' Gives Voice To NY's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart'
'Media Maven' Gives Voice To NY's Missing: 'I Just Do It Out Of Heart' Tiana Heath is turning heartbreak into hope. Armed with a degree in television and radio from Brooklyn College, the Long Island native, 30, has devoted herself to giving voice to Nassau and Suffolk counties’ voiceless through her budding YouTube series, “Missing on Long Island.” “I was inspired by a show called ‘Disappeared’ on Investigation Discovery. And six years ago, I was like, I want to have a show just dedicated to missing people on Long Island, because nobody is doing that,” Heath told Daily Voice. “I was like, you know what? Let me create that show.” So, in 2019 she and partner An…
Suicidal Man Safely Assisted by Poughkeepsie Police and Crisis Team After 911 Calls Suicidal Man Safely Assisted by Poughkeepsie Police and Crisis Team After 911 Calls
Suicidal Man Safely Assisted by Poughkeepsie Police and Crisis Team After 911 Calls A suicidal Hudson Valley man was helped by the City of Poughkeepsie Police, who were able to successfully intervene with help from the Hostage Negotiation Team and the Mobile Crisis Team. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8, after the city's 911 system received multiple calls reporting a suicidal individual, said the City of Poughkeepsie Police. Numerous patrol units and members of the Hostage Negotiation Team (HNT) were dispatched to the man's residence, where it was determined he was not at home. Negotiators established phone contact with the man, who was located in …
Deadly AutoZone Altercation: Cops ID Gunman, Victim In Hudson Valley Incident Deadly AutoZone Altercation: Cops ID Gunman, Victim In Hudson Valley Incident
Deadly AutoZone Altercation: Cops ID Gunman, Victim In Hudson Valley Incident Authorities have released details and the identities of the individuals involved in a deadly AutoZone altercation this week in the Hudson Valley. Surveillance footage shows that Xavier Webb, 25, of Newburgh, was approached by 40-year-old Carlos Colon at the AutoZone on Broadway on Monday, Jan. 6, Newburgh police said. Webb then pulled out a gun and shot Colon, police said. Officers administered medical aid at the scene before both men were taken to Montefiore St. Luke’s Hospital, where Colon died. Webb is being treated for what appear to be non-life-threatening wounds. After the …
Hudson Valley Woman Assaulted, Teeth Knocked Out, 1 Charged: Police Hudson Valley Woman Assaulted, Teeth Knocked Out, 1 Charged: Police
Hudson Valley Woman Assaulted, Teeth Knocked Out, 1 Charged: Police A 27-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with felony assault following a brutal attack that left a woman with significant facial injuries, police report. According to the City of Poughkeepsie Police, officers responded to a reported assault on N. Bridge Street on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2024, at 6:30 p.m.  On arrival, a 32-year-old woman was found with severe facial injuries, including missing teeth,  police said. The victim was transported by ambulance to a local hospital, where she received treatment for injuries to her mouth and face. Following an investigation by pa…
Man From Region Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police Man From Region Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police
Man From Region Arrested At Holiday Parade For Throwing A Fit, Resisting Arrest: Police A Stony Point man was charged with alleged disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after he threw a fit because he could not reach his home due to a holiday parade. Cameron Truesdale, age 41, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. by Stony Point Police while they were conducting traffic control for the parade. According to Lt. Daniel Schoales of the Stony Point Police, Truesdale approached an officer upset about being unable to reach his residence.  He got out of his car and began to argue with the officer on the roadway. He then created a risk by causing pub…
Daughter Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death In Quiet NY Neighborhood On Thanksgiving Eve Daughter Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death In Quiet NY Neighborhood On Thanksgiving Eve
Daughter Accused Of Stabbing Mother To Death In Quiet NY Neighborhood On Thanksgiving Eve A woman has been apprehended after police say she stabbed her mother to death on Thanksgiving Eve in a quiet residential neighborhood on Long Island, police said. The incident happened just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, in Dix Hills. Suffolk County Police said officers responded to a 911 call reporting a stabbing at the home on 2 Carman Court.  When they arrived, they found Josephine Bekatoros, age 84, dead from stab wounds inside the residence, said police. Detectives later arrested the victim’s daughter, 51-year-old Diana Bekatoros, at her home in Long Island City.  She…