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New Details: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Violent Intruder At Capital Region Residence, Police Say New Details: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Violent Intruder At Capital Region Residence, Police Say
New Details: Homeowner Shoots, Kills Violent Intruder At Capital Region Residence, Police Say New details paint a tense scene in the moments before a homeowner shot and killed a stranger who broke into his residence in the region. The Saratoga County incident happened at around 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 14, in Malta at the Northway Estates mobile home park on Route 9. Sheriff’s deputies said someone called 911 reporting a shooting inside one of the units. When deputies arrived, they found a man dead from a gunshot wound. Nobody else was injured. Earlier Report: Man Dead Following Shooting At Malta Home In an update Monday, June 17, investigators said the deceased man forced h…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison
Jealous Ex-BF Who Slashed Woman, Second Victim At Capital Region Home Sentenced To Prison A 22-year-old man from the region will spend years in prison for a home invasion slashing attack on his former girlfriend and her new boyfriend. Dexter Silen, of Schenectady, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in Schenectady County Court on Friday, June 14, months after he pleaded guilty to two counts of attempted assault. According to prosecutors, Silen was armed with a pocketknife when he broke into his ex-girlfriend’s Schenectady apartment shortly after midnight on Dec. 4, 2023. After seeing that the woman’s new boyfriend was there, Silen became enraged, slashing the two and attem…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion-Robbery, Police Say Suspect Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion-Robbery, Police Say
Suspect Nabbed In Hudson Valley Home Invasion-Robbery, Police Say A 34-year-old man is behind bars after allegedly attempting to shoot a homeowner during a Hudson Valley home invasion and robbery. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:40 p.m., Monday, May 20, on Dickens Street in Stony Point. According to Lt. Greg Becker of the Stony Point Police, a man called police saying they needed help after someone tried to shoot him during a home invasion. Officers located a 64-year-old male victim, who said two men wearing ski masks confronted him as he entered his garage, Becker said. One of the men displayed a firearm, and during a strugg…

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by Kathy Reakes