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Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say
Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region. Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022. According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time. He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say
Couple Nabbed For Robbery In Region, Police Say A man and a woman from the region are facing felony charges after police said they robbed a victim in his home and then fled the scene in his pickup truck. Police received a report about a robbery in Sullivan County on Old Liberty Road in Monticello at about 2:40 a.m. on Friday, July 15, according to New York State Police.  The victim told troopers he heard a knock at his door, and when he opened the door he saw a woman who asked him for help, police said.  A man who was carrying a machete and a pocket knife then pushed his way into the home, and he and the woman robbed the man o…

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by Nicole Valinote