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Saratoga PD Wants Access To Your Camera Feeds As Critics Decry ‘Big Brother’ (POLL) Saratoga PD Wants Access To Your Camera Feeds As Critics Decry ‘Big Brother’ (POLL)
Saratoga PD Wants Access To Your Camera Feeds As Critics Decry ‘Big Brother’ (Poll) A New York police department’s bid to tap into residents’ security cameras is drawing a chilly reception online. The Saratoga Springs Police Department on Monday, Aug. 18, asked residents and businesses to share live security camera feeds as part of its new “Community Connect” program. Users can register their security cameras to “help officers quickly locate possible evidence, assist in investigations and help to keep our city safe,” the department said. An accompanying infographic outlined the program’s goal of increasing safety while still “respecting privacy,” noting that camera access…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
He Drove From Windsor To Rob Virginia Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison He Drove From Windsor To Rob Virginia Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison
He Drove From Windsor To Rob Virginia Charities — Now He’s Going To Prison He traveled from New York to rob donation centers meant to help people in need. Now he’s headed to prison for it. Louis Thomas Menatac, 61, of Windsor, New York, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted in Loudoun County of breaking into nonprofit donation centers and stealing thousands in cash, officials announced. Menatac was specifically targeting charitable organizations in Sterling — nonprofits that provide job training and services for people with disabilities or barriers to employment — because, prosecutors say, they often handle cash due to low-price inventory. Acc…

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by Zak Failla
News
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Region, Police Say Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Region, Police Say
Home Intruder Tried Stabbing Residents In Region, Police Say A man armed with a knife tried breaking into a Hudson Valley home before attempting to stab residents inside, police said. Emergency crews in Ulster County responded to an Ellenville residence on Mill Street for an armed home invasion at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday, July 22, according to Ellenville Police. Residents told arriving officers that a man armed with a knife had climbed up onto a small porch and removed a security camera before smashing out a window to get inside. As the man was trying to get inside, he was confronted by occupants and began to stab at them through the window, polic…

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by Michael Mashburn