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Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say
Drunk Driver Pins Pedestrian In Parking Lot, New York State Police Say A Glenville woman is accused of drunkenly striking and pinning a pedestrian under her vehicle in Malta, New York, State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 10. The incident happened in a parking lot on Hemphill Place at about 10:15 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, according to police. Troopers said a pedestrian was trapped beneath the vehicle until crews from the Malta Stillwater Fire Department removed them. The victim was first taken to Saratoga Hospital with serious injuries and later transferred to Albany Medical Center, where they remain in critical condition. The driver was identified as 33-…

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by Jillian Pikora
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NY Man Beat Dog So Bad It Had Difficulty Defecating, Police Say NY Man Beat Dog So Bad It Had Difficulty Defecating, Police Say
NY Man Beat Dog So Bad It Had Difficulty Defecating, Police Say A New York man is facing animal abuse charges after allegedly beating his dog so badly the animal had trouble relieving itself, police said. Saratoga County deputies responded to a Malta residence on Knabner Road following an animal complaint on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to sheriff’s officials. Investigators determined that Eugene Willis, 69, kicked a black Labrador Retriever on its rear end so hard the animal suffered bruising and difficulty urinating and defecating, police said. Willis was arrested on suspicion of overdriving, torturing, and injuring animals: failure to provide susten…

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by Michael Mashburn
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WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun WATCH: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun
Watch: Bodycam Shows Fatal Officer Shooting Of NY Man Armed With Pellet Gun Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment police shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a pellet gun at them following a standoff in upstate New York. Brandon Moore, 34, was killed following a standoff with New York State Police and Saratoga County Sheriff’s deputies at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9 in Malta on Thursday, April 10, as Daily Voice reported. Authorities alleged that Moore aimed a gun at police. The weapon was later determined to be a pellet gun, police said. Footage of the incident, released by the New York Attorney General’s Office Wednesday, June 11, shows at le…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase
Vietnam Vet Admits Shooting At Police Station In NY, Leading Cops On Slow-Speed Chase A Vietnam War veteran formally confessed to opening fire on a police station in upstate New York before leading officers on a slow-speed chase. Paul Trinci, 77, pleaded guilty to felony reckless endangerment and criminal mischief in Saratoga County Court on Wednesday, May 21, in connection with a shooting outside the Saratoga Springs Police Department in February. Trinci admitted that he fired two rounds of birdshot from his vehicle at the Lake Avenue police station on the evening of Friday, Feb. 7. The shots struck both a marked patrol car and the front of the department building. Nobody w…

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by Michael Mashburn
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1 Dead, 2 Troopers Injured In Shooting At NY Apartment Complex (DEVELOPING) 1 Dead, 2 Troopers Injured In Shooting At NY Apartment Complex (DEVELOPING)
1 Dead, 2 Troopers Injured In Shooting At NY Apartment Complex (Developing) A suspect was shot and killed by police during a domestic incident that also left two officers injured in the Capital Region. The Saratoga County incident happened in the town of Malta, at the Ellsworth Apartments on Route 9, at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 10. An individual involved in a domestic incident was shot by officers and died at the scene, according to New York State Police. Two troopers suffered minor injuries in the ordeal, though the agency did not elaborate on the nature of their wounds. Authorities did not say what led up to the shooting, nor did they identify the decea…

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by Michael Mashburn
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NYSP Shooting: Slain Gunman ID'd After Opening Fire On Headquarters Building In NY NYSP Shooting: Slain Gunman ID'd After Opening Fire On Headquarters Building In NY
Nysp Shooting: Slain Gunman ID'd After Opening Fire On Headquarters Building In NY Authorities identified a man who was shot and killed by troopers after he opened fire on a New York State Police building in upstate New York. David Levine, 69, of Malta, arrived at the agency's Saratoga Barracks on Route 9 armed with a "hunting-style rifle" at around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, police said. Levine fired several rounds into the building before troopers came outside and confronted him, ordering him to drop his weapon, according to police. Levine refused multiple commands and aimed his gun toward the troopers, who then opened fire, killing him. No troopers were injure…

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by Michael Mashburn