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17 Animals Found Without Proper Care At Condemned NY Home: Sheriff
An animal complaint in New York led to misdemeanor charges against two people after authorities said 17 animals were not properly cared for at a condemned home.
The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office was called to Angel Road in Corinth at 2:42 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown.
The investigation resulted in the arrests of Shannon M. Long, 31, of Hadley, and Michael L. Bovee, 47, of Corinth, on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Each was charged with 17 counts of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals by failing to provide proper sustenance, a Class A misdemeanor, the sher…
Decade-Old Rape Case Leads To New Charge Against Capital Region Man: Police
A Capital Region man has been arrested for a second rape in Saratoga County, authorities said Wednesday, Aug. 26.
Chad Walco, 49, of Milton, was charged with first-degree rape for an October 2015 incident in Milton, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Additional details were not released.
Walco was also arrested back in March 2026 and charged with third-degree rape for having sex with a child under age 17 in Kayadeross Acres mobile home park, authorities said at the time. That alleged incident occurred Nov. 28, 2025, police said.
After his latest arrest Tuesday, Aug. 25, Walco was a…
Tire Iron-Wielding Woman Unleashed ‘Drive Of Destruction’ At Random Across Capital Region: Nysp
A Capital Region woman flew into a rage with a tire iron on Friday morning, Aug. 28, smashing up five cars at random across Albany and Guilderland, police said.
Davia D. Morrison, 33, of Albany, was arrested and hit with a slew of charges, including one for possession of methamphetamine, according to New York State Police and online court records.
Between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday, Morrison stopped her car in the middle of traffic on five different occasions, investigators said. Each time, Morrison stepped out of her vehicle with a tire iron and struck other cars multiple times before reent…
Would-Be Race Car Thief In Capital Region Didn’t Even Get In Vehicle: Police
A Capital Region man attempted to steal a racing car right out of a man’s driveway with his bare hands, police said.
Robert S. Thomas, 62, of Greenfield, was arrested Wednesday, Aug. 19 at a home on Murray Road, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Thomas tried to steal a race car worth more than $3,000 by dragging it out of the owner’s driveway, investigators said. He was also accused of entering and remaining on the person’s property unlawfully, according to authorities.
Cops responded to the larceny call around 9:40 a.m. on Aug. 19, leading to Thomas’s arrest, the sheriff’s office…
E-Bike Assault, Fentanyl Possession Land Capital Region Man Behind Bars: Authorities
A Capital Region man who beat up a 61-year-old e-bike rider, then tried to smuggle fentanyl into jail has learned his fate.
Keith Hurst, 38, of Albany, got four to six years in prison for a series of crimes, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said Thursday, Aug. 27.
Hurst attacked the electric bike rider on Sept. 27, 2025, around 8 p.m. on Central Avenue, authorities said. He smashed the man in the head with a liquor bottle, then stole the e-bike and fled the area, according to investigators.
However, Hurst was arrested not long afterward and booked into Albany County jail the fo…
