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12-Year-Old Shooter Tried Murdering Woman In Capital Region, Police Say 12-Year-Old Shooter Tried Murdering Woman In Capital Region, Police Say
12-Year-Old Shooter Tried Murdering Woman In Capital Region, Police Say A 12-year-old boy is facing an attempted murder charge after allegedly shooting a woman in the region. Albany Police were called at around 4 p.m. Monday, May 13, for a shooting near South Pearl and Schuyler streets. They found a 43-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her arm. The victim was taken by ambulance to Albany Medical Center Hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators tracked down the 12-year-old suspect and arrested him in Albany on Tuesday night, May 21. It was not immediately clear whether he and the victim knew one another. The bo…

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by Michael Mashburn
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16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say 16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say
16-Year-Old Sets Fire To School In Capital Region, Police Say Classes were in session when a 16-year-old allegedly set fire to a high school in the region. The Albany County incident happened Tuesday, April 23, at Bethlehem High School. According to Bethlehem Police, the juvenile suspect intentionally started a fire in a school bathroom in the C wing.  No students or staff were injured, but the incident forced an evacuation of the building that lasted nearly an hour. The alleged culprit is a student at the school, according to Superintendent Jody Monroe, who said the district is cooperating with police and is conducting its own investigation. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings
From Victim To Defendant: 13-Year-Old Charged In Connection To Capital Region Shootings A 13-year-old boy who was injured in a shooting in the region is now charged in connection to the attack as well as a second shooting. Emergency crews in Albany were at around 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5, for a shooting in the city’s Arbor Hill neighborhood, near Henry Johnson Boulevard. When they arrived, they found a 13-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to his leg, according to Albany Police. He was treated at the scene by medics and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation by the agency’s Children and Family Service Unit dete…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Capital Region, Police Say 15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Capital Region, Police Say
15-Year-Old Busted With Gun, Cocaine In Capital Region, Police Say A 15-year-old boy is facing charges after he was allegedly caught with a loaded gun and cocaine in the region.  Albany Police were called at around 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, for a person with a weapon near Central and Lexington avenues. When officers arrived, they confronted a teen matching the suspect’s description, but he took off running. He made it roughly three blocks away before he was arrested near Orange Street and Route 9. The teen was found with a loaded 9mm handgun and a quantity of crack cocaine, police said. He was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and cri…

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15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Capital Region School, Police Say 15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Capital Region School, Police Say
15-Year-Old Student Brings Gun To Capital Region School, Police Say A 15-year-old student is facing charges after allegedly bringing a gun to a school in the region. Albany Police were called just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, for a person with a weapon at Green Tech High Charter School, located on Slingerland Street. Officers spoke with school officials and arrested the teen after finding him with a handgun, police said. Earlier Report: 14-Year-Old Student With Knife Prompts Lockdown At Albany High School, Police Say Nobody was injured and an investigation found that the teen did not threaten to shoot anyone. The teen, whose name is not being re…

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Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Capital Region Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Capital Region Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say
Woman 'Severely' Injured In Stabbing Inside Capital Region Home At Hands Of Ex-BF, Police Say A woman is recovering from “severe” injuries suffered in a stabbing attack at the hands of her ex-boyfriend inside her home in the region, authorities said. Emergency crews in Albany County were called at around 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, with reports of a violent domestic dispute at a home in Latham, located on Fiddlers Lane. The altercation was heard by several neighbors, who called 911, Colonie Police said. When officers arrived, they heard commotion inside the home, where they found a 39-year-old woman suffering from severe stab wounds to her neck, head, and face, according to police. O…

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Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Region, Cops Say Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Region, Cops Say
Teen Trio Steals Woman's Car At Gunpoint, Crashes It During Police Chase In Region, Cops Say Three teenagers are facing criminal charges after allegedly stealing a woman’s car at gunpoint and later crashing it while fleeing from police in the region, authorities said. The incident began at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, when two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old threatened a woman with a loaded gun before stealing her car in Albany, near Benson and Partridge streets. Albany Police said the victim told officers that three juvenile aged black males had approached her while armed with a handgun and demanded her phone and keys. The victim complied and the suspects fled in her car, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Capital District, Police Say 17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Capital District, Police Say
17-Year-Old Pointed Loaded Gun At Mom During Argument In Capital District, Police Say A teenage boy is behind bars after allegedly pointing a loaded handgun at his mother during an altercation in the region. Police were called at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 in Albany with reports of a domestic assault involving a gun at a home on Second Avenue. When officers arrived, the victim told police that she and her 17-year-old son got into an argument when the boy pointed a loaded handgun at her, Albany Police said. During the same altercation, he also struck his 15-year-old sister in the face with the gun, causing an abrasion, the woman told police. At around 9:45 p.m.…

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by Michael Mashburn
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16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say 16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say
16-Year-Old Busted In Stolen Car With Loaded Handgun In Capital District, Police Say A teenager from the Capital District is behind bars after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen car with a loaded handgun. Albany Police said they tried stopping the driver near First and Judson streets at around 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 20, but he refused to stop. When the officer activated their emergency lights, the teen reportedly drove north on Judson Street at a high rate of speed before striking several cars near Livingston Avenue. At that point, the driver took off on foot, police said. Officers were able to catch up and arrest the suspect, who was identified as a 16-year-old boy…

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by Michael Mashburn