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Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches
Capital District Courthouse Evacuated After Protester Releases Cockroaches Proceedings at a New York courthouse came grinding to a halt after a protester released scores of cockroaches inside a courtroom. It happened Tuesday morning, June 7, at Albany City Court. During an arraignment of four people who were previously arrested at the Capitol, a protester released hundreds of cockroaches that had been brought in plastic containers, according to Lucian Chalfen, a spokesperson for the state Office of Court Administration. Chalfen provided a photo to Daily Voice showing several of the insects on the ground next to a bed of lettuce and dirt. The incident forced an e…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Judge Frees Ex-Con Accused Of Exposing Himself At Five Oakland Businesses Judge Frees Ex-Con Accused Of Exposing Himself At Five Oakland Businesses
Judge Frees Ex-Con Accused Of Exposing Himself At Five Oakland Businesses A 28-year-old ex-con with a lengthy criminal history was ordered released from jail this week after Oakland police charged him with exposing himself five different times in town the same day. Kassan Drakeford exposed himself in five different establishments -- including a nail salon and a Starbucks -- before being taken into custody on Monday, Oakland Police Lt. Christian Eldridge said. There were children under 13 at some of the establishments, he said. Despite Drakeford's history, the nature of the crimes and a drug arrest from earlier this year, records show that a judge freed him from …

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by Jerry DeMarco