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NY Police Dept. Ordered To Reform Protest Policing After Retaliation Findings NY Police Dept. Ordered To Reform Protest Policing After Retaliation Findings
NY Police Dept. Ordered To Reform Protest Policing After Retaliation Findings A police department in upstate New York must overhaul how it handles protests after an investigation found officers retaliated against demonstrators and violated their constitutional rights. The findings stem from a multi-year investigation into the Saratoga Springs Police Department, which concluded the city unlawfully targeted Black Lives Matter protesters through unjustified arrests, improper surveillance, and political interference, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. As a result, the department is now required to adopt sweeping new rules governing protest policing, de…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Hudson Valley Man Raped Underage Girl, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Raped Underage Girl, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Raped Underage Girl, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is accused of sexually abusing an underage girl. Joseph Wallace, 51, of Liberty, was arrested following a joint investigation between New York State Police and Child Protective Services (CPS) on Tuesday, Sept. 16. An investigation revealed that Wallace sexually assaulted the victim when she was under the age of 13 in Neversink, and again when the girl was under the age of 17 in Fallsburg, according to police. The relationship between him and the alleged victim was not immediately clear. Wallace is charged with rape, endangering the welfare of a child, and predator…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands NY Mom In Prison Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands NY Mom In Prison
Shaking Infant, Causing Brain Injury Lands NY Mom In Prison A 21-year-old Schenectady mother was sentenced to prison for violently shaking an infant. Julia Servin was sentenced to six years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Wednesday, July 16, after pleading guilty to felony reckless assault. A 16-year full order of protection was issued for the victim. Servin, then 21, violently shook her nearly 5-month-old baby, causing significant brain trauma and retinal hemorrhaging in June 2024, according to prosecutors. The child was initially brought to Ellis Hospital with suspicious injuries and symptoms. Hospital staff alerted the Schenectady P…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops
Girls Missing Since 2022 Found Sleeping 1,000 Miles Away From Outside Hotel: Cops A Missouri father has been reunited with his two young daughters in Maryland, three years after they vanished, Montgomery County Police confirmed. Officers were called just after 7:25 a.m. on Wednesday, June 25, to the Residence Inn by Marriott on Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, where they found two children and a young woman sleeping on the hotel’s patio, according to police. “The children were wearing dirty clothes and did not respond or engage with officers,” the department said Thursday. “Concerned for their welfare, officers attempted to contact Child Protective Services and requested th…

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by Zak Failla
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Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say
Sex Trafficking Ring Busted: Children Saved, 2 Arrested In HV, Police Say Two adults have been arrested and multiple children rescued following a major undercover operation targeting sex trafficking at a Rockland County residence, police said.  The operation was carried out by the Clarkstown Police Department at a home located at 16 Smith Rd. in Nanuet, the department announced on Wednesday, June 11.  Police said the investigation began after concerned community members reported suspected illegal activity at the address. Officers infiltrated online platforms commonly used to promote prostitution and trafficking and launched surveillance of the location.…

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by Ben Crnic
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Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Former Area Resident Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Former Area Resident
Dating App Message With Child Porn Leads To Conviction Of Former Area Resident A former resident in the region is facing years behind bars after admitting to sending child pornography on a dating app. Tyreik Blackmon, age 30, formerly of Schenectady, pleaded guilty to child sex crimes in Schenectady County Court on Tuesday, Nov. 26. Prosecutors said Blackmon, who also goes by “Elise,” admitted to sending a sexually explicit video and photo of a child to another person via an online dating app in November 2023. Investigators got involved after a good Samaritan contacted law enforcement saying he had met another user of the dating app who, during a conversation about …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Animal Cruelty: Chickens, Ducks, Roosters Found In 'Deplorable' Conditions In Hudson Valley Animal Cruelty: Chickens, Ducks, Roosters Found In 'Deplorable' Conditions In Hudson Valley
Animal Cruelty: Chickens, Ducks, Roosters Found In 'Deplorable' Conditions In Hudson Valley A 57-year-old man faces criminal charges after neglecting several chickens, roosters, and ducks on his Hudson Valley property, authorities announced. The man was arrested in Putnam County on Monday, Sept. 23 following an investigation conducted at his Mahopac residence, the Putnam County SPCA announced on Friday, Sept. 27. According to authorities, on the day of the man's arrest, SPCA Law Enforcement Division members met with caseworkers from the county's Child Protective Services at his Mahopac address.  There, the caseworkers had already been investigating the care of a teenager at …

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by Ben Crnic
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MMA Fighter's GF Charged In 5-Year-Old Girl's Starvation Death At Capital Region Home MMA Fighter's GF Charged In 5-Year-Old Girl's Starvation Death At Capital Region Home
MMA Fighter's GF Charged In 5-Year-Old Girl's Starvation Death At Capital Region Home A woman from the region is facing charges in connection with the starvation death of her MMA-fighter-boyfriend’s 5-year-old daughter. Schenectady County resident Brandi Terhune, age 22, of Schenectady, was arrested Monday, June 3, on suspicion of tampering with evidence and endangering the welfare of a child. Her arrest comes months after Schenectady Police were called to a residence on Elmer Avenue near Poplar Street at around 3 a.m. Sunday, April 14, for a young girl who was unconscious and not breathing. Medics pronounced the girl dead a short time later. Earlier Report: Chi…

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by Michael Mashburn