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Woman's Body Found Near Cemetery In Capital Region Woman's Body Found Near Cemetery In Capital Region
Woman's Body Found Near Cemetery In Capital Region An investigation is underway after a woman’s body was found outside a cemetery in the region. See New Update: Woman Found Dead At Troy Cemetery ID'd As 20-Year-Old The discovery in Rensselaer County was made at around 6:15 p.m. Sunday, March 3 in Troy, near the Oakwood Cemetery. Troy Police said a passerby called 911 after spotting what they believed to be a body deep in a wooded area west of the cemetery entrance. Detectives confirmed the remains are those of a woman. A Troy Fire Department crew was called in to assist with recovering the remains, which were located in steep te…

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by Michael Mashburn
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ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest
ID Released For Man Who Died In Police Custody Following Capital Region Arrest Authorities have identified a man who died in police custody following an arrest in the region. The Rensselaer County incident happened just before noon Friday, Oct. 13, in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood. According to Troy Police, officers responded to a home after a resident called 911 reporting a trespasser. When they arrived, they saw 48-year-old Woody Smith, of Troy, crawling out of a first-floor window, police said. One officer pulled out his department-issued TASER device, but did not fire the weapon, according to officials. Smith was then handcuffed on the ground and positioned…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Man Killed, Woman Injured In Shooting Near Capital Region Schools Man Killed, Woman Injured In Shooting Near Capital Region Schools
Man Killed, Woman Injured In Shooting Near Capital Region Schools A police manhunt is underway after a shooting that left a man dead and a woman injured near several schools in the region. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were called at around 2:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 18, for a shooting in Troy’s Lansingburgh neighborhood, near 6th Avenue and 105th Street. The scene was just two blocks south of the Lansingburgh School District complex, which houses Lansingburgh High School, Knickerbacker Middle School, and Rensselaer Park Elementary School. According to Troy Police, a school resource officer assigned to the campus heard the gunshots and responded to t…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'We Lost A Treasure': Intense Fire Tears Through Historic Former School Building In Region 'We Lost A Treasure': Intense Fire Tears Through Historic Former School Building In Region
'We Lost A Treasure': Intense Fire Tears Through Historic Former School Building In Region A historic former school building in the region is considered a total loss after a massive fire tore through the structure. Multiple people called 911 just before 6 p.m. Thursday, March 23, with reports of a fire at Albany’s former Doane Stuart School, located on Kenwood Road, Albany Fire Chief Joseph Gregory said at a press conference. I urge our entire city to keep the members of the @FD_AlbanyNY in their thoughts as AFD actively battles the blaze at the former Doane Stuart School off of Southern Boulevard. pic.twitter.com/hziALG8hPM — Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan (@MayorSheehan) March …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Attempted Murder Parolee Nabbed After Robbery, U-Haul Chase In Capital Region, Police Say Attempted Murder Parolee Nabbed After Robbery, U-Haul Chase In Capital Region, Police Say
Attempted Murder Parolee Nabbed After Robbery, U-Haul Chase In Capital Region, Police Say A man who spent years in prison for attempted murder is facing more time behind bars after allegedly leading police on a highway chase through the region in a U-Haul box truck, authorities said. Emergency crews in Rensselaer County were initially called at around 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, with reports of a violent domestic incident at a home in Lansingburgh, according to Troy Police. The victim told dispatchers that a man had robbed them while displaying a handgun at their home where a child was present. As officers were heading to the scene, they were told the suspect had fled in a U-Haul…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Missing 3-Year-Old Found Dead In Capital Region Missing 3-Year-Old Found Dead In Capital Region
Missing 3-Year-Old Found Dead In Capital Region A Rensselaer County family is grieving the loss of their 3-year-old child after he was found dead in a swimming pool. The boy was reported missing Sunday, April 17, from a house on Oakhurst Street in Pleasantdale, the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. After an extensive search that included more than 100 volunteers, the boy was eventually found unresponsive in a pool on the property where he lived. First responders tried to revive the boy, but he was later pronounced dead at Samaritan Hospital. The death has been deemed an accidental drowning, sheriff’s officials …

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by Michael Mashburn