Cocaine, Pills, Gun Discovered In Claverack Car Crash, Police Say
A Capital Region car crash revealed cocaine, pills, and a loaded gun, state police said.
Michael M. Wilson, 33, of Enosburg Falls, VT, was driving through Columbia County on Tuesday, Oct. 20 when he crashed into a utility pole around 5 p.m. on Route 9H in Claverack, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded to the scene, located Wilson in the driver’s seat of 2023 Ford and a 54-year-old woman in the passenger’s seat, investigators said.
Police spotted a glass smoking pipe with cocaine residue in plain view while speaking with Wilson, according to state police. Troopers also spot…
Remains Found In Albany Shed Confirmed As Woman Missing Since 2010, Police Say
Human remains found in a shed in New York have now been confirmed as a woman who had been missing since 2010, police said.
Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen alive May 6, 2010, according to authorities.
Her remains were uncovered when law enforcement searched a shed at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The Albany Police Department confirmed her identity on Friday, Oct. 23.
“At this time the investigation, now led by the Albany Police Department, remains active and ongoing,” the department wrote. “The cause of death is still under investigation…
‘I Want Shoot Him’: NY Man Accused Of Trump Death Threat Before Rally
A New York man made threats to kill President Trump ahead of a recent campaign rally in the state, according to authorities.
Christopher Vignogna, 26, of Syracuse, was arrested ahead of Trump’s rally on Friday, Oct. 9 in the city, the Justice Department announced Monday, Oct. 26. The rally was not interrupted.
Vignogna asked a coworker on Tuesday, Oct. 6 if the coworker’s boyfriend could obtain a gun for him, federal investigators said. The coworker responded, “No, why?”
“Trump is coming to Syracuse I want shoot him,” Vignogna responded, according to the feds. He also mimed shooting a gun …
Erratic Hampton Bays Driver Smashes Into Mailbox, Takes Off Before DWI Arrest: Police
A drunk Long Island driver struck a mailbox and fled before officers tracked him down on Saturday night, Oct. 24, police said.
Hugo Diaz Melgar, 36, of Hampton Bays, was driving erratically in Hampton Bays around 11 p.m. Saturday, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
A report came in that Diaz Melgar hit a mailbox and fled the scene without reporting the collision, police said. Cops located Diaz Melgar a short time later and determined he had been driving drunk, authorities said.
Diaz Melgar was arrested and taken to police headquarters, where he was charged with two counts of DWI …
Fisherman Drowns Off North Fork Coast Trying To Rescue Gear: Reports
A fisherman drowned off the coast of Long Island on Saturday morning, Oct. 24, according to multiple reports.
Police said Luis Alciviades Encalada Ojeda, 48, of Corona, Queens, was fishing with two other men near Southold Town Beach, Newsday reported.
Investigators said the small vessel began taking on water east of the beach around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, according to Patch.
All three men were wearing life jackets when they abandoned the ship, the Suffolk Times reported. However, Encalada Ojeda went back into the water attempting to retrieve belongings from the boat, cops said.
After he bega…
Secret Bedroom Spy Device Uncovered In Wilton Home, Man Arrested: Police
A New York man secretly installed a bedroom imaging device to spy on someone inside a Capital Region home, police said Monday, Oct. 26.
Darren A. Home, 58, of Wilton, was arrested following a harassment complaint from Stonehedge Drive in Wilton, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Investigators responded to the residence Friday, Oct. 16 and learned Home had installed an imaging device to “surreptitiously view, broadcast, or record a person in a bedroom” for “no legitimate purpose,” the sheriff’s office said.
The device had been in place from July 14 to at least Thursday, Oct. 8, acc…
