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Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say
Man Attacks Victim With Bear Spray Outside Capital Region Business, Police Say A man is facing charges after allegedly attacking a person with bear spray outside a convenience store in the region. The Saratoga County incident happened at around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, in Malta, at the X-Tra Mart on Highway 9. Sheriff’s deputies said Jorge Torres, age 44, who is homeless, sprayed a man known to him with bear spray, hitting him in the face. The victim suffered physical injury and was treated at the scene by medics. Deputies did not speculate on what may have led up to the incident. Nobody else was injured. Torres is also accused of violating an order of protect…

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by Michael Mashburn
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No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing
No Thanks: Amazon Workers In NY Vote Against Unionizing Employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in upstate New York voted overwhelmingly against unionizing Tuesday, Oct. 18. Workers at the Rensselaer County warehouse, located on Highway 9 in Schodack, voted 406 to 206 against being represented by the newly formed Amazon Labor Union (ALU), according to News Channel 13 WNYT in Albany.  Earlier Report: 'Retaliation Fund': Schodack Amazon Workers Hoping To Unionize Start GoFundMe Results of the multi-day vote were counted at a National Labor Relations Board office and were finalized shortly before noon. Speaking with reporters after the vote, l…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say
Waitress In Capital Region Steals Diner's Credit Card, Charges Over $1K, Police Say A waitress in the Capital Region is facing charges for allegedly stealing a customer’s credit card and then going on a shopping spree. State police in Rensselaer County were called Thursday, Sept. 22, with reports that someone had made over $1,500 in unauthorized charges to the victim’s credit card. Investigators determined that the culprit was 26-year-old Kimberly Gibson, of Castleton-on-Hudson, who works as a waitress at the Schodack Diner, located on Highway 9 in Schodack.  The victim had recently visited the diner and used the same credit card to pay for hear meal, police said. …

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by Michael Mashburn