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Fake Pistol, Real Handcuffs: Capital Region Man Arrested After Argument, Cops Say
A Capital Region man was arrested for threatening another person by pulling an imitation gun on them, police said.
Craig D. Wilson, 55, of Round Lake, was in a verbal altercation with the other party and displayed what appeared to be a pistol, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded to the scene — a gas station on Route 9 in Clifton Park — just before 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11 and arrested Wilson, authorities said. Investigators determined the item was a “less-lethal pistol,” according to the sheriff’s office.
Wilson was charged with third-degree weapons possession and …
‘What Are You Doing To Me?’ Dying Father Asked Murderous Son During NY Stabbing: Authorities
A dying father begged his son for mercy while being stabbed to death on Long Island, authorities said Thursday, Sept. 17.
Sage Arias-Brown, 33, of Lake Ronkonkoma, was indicted Thursday on a second-degree murder charge in the death of his 69-year-old father, Edward Brown, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
Edward Brown called 911 after his son attacked him around 12:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 7, and the call recorded him saying, “I’m being murdered. What are you doing to me, Sage?” according to prosecutors.
A neighbor heard a loud bang inside Edward Brown’s studio apartment in …
Capital Region Woman Lied About Her Job To Score $3K In Welfare: Cops
A Capital Region woman was arrested for more than $3,000 worth of welfare fraud, police announced Wednesday, Sept. 16.
Jesika Christiansen, 38, of Mechanicville, pulled off the fraud between November 2024 and March 2025, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. She was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Christiansen obtained more than $3,000 by filing false applications for food stamps, investigators said. Her applications “contained false information about her employment,” the sheriff’s office said.
She was charged with third-degree welfare fraud and two counts of filing a false instrument, al…
PA Son Charged With Killing Mother, Hospitalized Under Guard In NY: State Police
A son has been charged with killing his 76-year-old mother in Pennsylvania before being hospitalized under police supervision in New York, state police announced on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Michael Sean Jones, 46, allegedly assaulted his mother, Andrea Lynn Vail, during an argument inside her Silver Lake Township home on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 15, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Vail was retired, according to her social media profile.
Troopers from the Gibson barracks were called to the home on Donovan Road in Susquehanna County for a report of a deceased woman around 3:15 p.m. t…
Child Exploitation Tip Leads To Search, Arrest In Capital Region: Police
A Capital Region man was arrested on child porn charges on Thursday, Sept. 17, police said.
Joshua T. St. Dennis, 29, of Schuylerville, was booked following a search of his home, New York State Police said.
Authorities got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, leading them to obtain a search warrant for St. Dennis’s Schuylerville residence, investigators said.
St. Dennis was charged with promotion and possession of a sexual performance by a child, both felonies, according to state police. He was arraigned in Saratoga Town Court and held in county jail on $10,00…
75-Year-Old Capital Region Man Locked Up On Child Porn Charges: State Police
A 75-year-old Capital Region man has been arrested for possession of child porn, police said.
Luke Ryan, 75, of Albany, was detained Wednesday, Sept. 16 following a search of his home, New York State Police said.
Troopers got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that led them to investigate Ryan, authorities said. They obtained a search warrant for his home and executed the search Wednesday, according to state police.
Ryan was charged with promoting and possessing child porn, both felonies, police said. He was arraigned in Albany City Court and held on $7,500 b…
