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'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River 'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River
'He's Drowning': Video Shows Parolee Flee Capital Region Police Before Dying In River Newly released video shows the intense moments that led up to a parolee drowning in the Hudson River while attempting to flee from police on a bicycle. The Rensselaer County incident happened in Troy, near 1st Avenue and 116th Street, on Monday evening, July 8. According to Troy Police, an officer was attempting to interview 33-year-old Melquan Simpson, of Troy, about illegal drug sales and prostitution near 2nd Avenue and 116th Street when the man took off on a bicycle. Earlier Report: Man Drowns During Bicycle Pursuit With Troy Police Simpson continued riding south in the alleywa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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1 Suspect Nabbed, Second On Run Following Brazen Daytime Armed Robbery In Capital District 1 Suspect Nabbed, Second On Run Following Brazen Daytime Armed Robbery In Capital District
1 Suspect Nabbed, Second On Run Following Brazen Daytime Armed Robbery In Capital District The search is on for a man accused of taking part in a brazen, daytime armed robbery in the Capital District. Police in Columbia County were called at around 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, with reports that a man had been attacked and robbed in Hudson. The victim told Hudson Police he was walking near 4th Street and Long Alley when two men approached him. One of them allegedly displayed a knife and told the victim, “I’m going to kill you.” The suspects then began punching and kicking the man, he told police. The attackers reportedly made off with numerous personal items, including the victi…

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by Michael Mashburn