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Upstate NY Man Goes Berserk, Beats Flight Attendant, Breaks Officer's Ribs, Authorities Charge
An upstate New York man went berserk on a flight to Newark, barreling into the cockpit door and pummeling a female attendant before injuring one of six Port Authority police officers in a brawl on the tarmac, authorities said.
United Airlines Flight 4965 from Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. had almost reached Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 when passengers said Matthew Dingley went off.
Dingley, 28, of Wynantsville, in Rensselaer County, sprinted to the cockpit door and began banging on it, then attacked the much smalle…
Man Busted For DWI Had BAC More Than Twice Legal Limit, Police Say
A man from Wappingers Falls has been charged with DWI after police say he was driving with a blood-alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit.
New York State Police say they stopped a motorist on I-787 in the city of Albany for a violation on Sunday, Aug. 11 around 11:15 p.m.
The driver, identified as Chandler Meekins, 56, of Wappingers Falls, was found to be intoxicated, police say.
Meekins was arrested, transported and processed at SP Albany, where police say his BAC was tested at .18.
Meekins was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated, an unclassified misdemeanor, an…
