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Armed And Arrested: Capital District Man Nabbed After Gun Threat Complaint, Cops Say
A Capital District man accused of threatening another person with a gun was arrested Wednesday, May 27, police said.
Loren Durkee, 42, was found in Cohoes inside a truck behind a residence on Main Street, the Cohoes Police Department said. He was arrested without incident.
Cops found a Browning Arms Buck Mark .22 Long Rifle Pistol on Durkee, along with three loaded magazines with a total of 36 bullets, authorities said. Investigators also found 0.2 grams of methamphetamine on Durkee, according to police.
Durkee, of Troy, was charged with second-degree menacing, five felony weapons charges,…
$3K Facebook Marketplace Flip Lands Albany County Man Behind Bars, Cops Say
A New York man accused of stealing a trailer and then selling it on Facebook Marketplace has been arrested, state police announced Thursday, May 28.
Joaquin A. Noa Dos Santos, 23, of Albany, was charged with third-degree grand larceny and third-degree possession of stolen property, New York State Police said.
The trouble began on Oct. 5, 2024, when an Oswego County resident purchased the trailer from Dos Santos for more than $3,000 at a meeting in North Greenbush, authorities said.
But Dos Santos had bought the trailer from a dealer in Johnston, RI, with a bad check, investigators said. Wh…
Body Found At Possible NY Mob Dumping Ground Leads To Extortion Conviction, Feds Say
The disappearance and death of a New York City man found buried in a possible mob dumping ground in the Hudson Valley has led to one conviction, authorities announced Wednesday, May 27.
Shlomo Patchiav, 45, of Queens, was found guilty of extortion conspiracy in the case of Shehroz Tokhirov, the Justice Department said.
Tokhirov’s remains were found in two large duffle bags behind a home in Ellenville on Feb. 21, 2023, according to investigators. In the days afterward, state police told reporters the address may have been used by the Russian mob to conceal dead bodies.
Patchiav and an unnam…
Bruce Springsteen Announces Star-Studded 'Power To The People' Protest Festival
Bruce Springsteen is turning up the volume on a fight he has already taken to the stage.
Springsteen's representatives announced on Thursday, May 28, that he will return to the DC area on Saturday, Oct. 3, as a special guest at the first-ever "Power to the People" festival. The post described the event as "another night of music and resistance."
The one-day, two-stage event will be held at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, according to the festival announcement.
Tom Morello, the Rage Against the Machine guitarist and activist, is curating the festival, which organizers…
Rosie O'Donnell Says Facelift Came From Intense Internal Debate, Desire To 'Feel And Choose'
Rosie O’Donnell is opening up about a decision she once thought she would never make: getting a facelift.
In a personal Substack essay posted Monday, May 25, the 64-year-old comedian and former talk show host said she had long viewed facelifts as a betrayal of feminism, aging, and “our team of women worldwide.”
But after losing 50 pounds, O’Donnell said her feelings began to change.
“It wasn’t wrinkles — it was gravity,” she wrote, adding, "I’d look in the mirror and think - this isn’t aging, this is melting with intention...There’s a point where acceptance starts to …
