Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors
Two Kids Witnessed Capital Region Woman’s Deadly Attack On Husband: Prosecutors Two children witnessed an Albany woman stab her husband to death at their home, authorities said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Sabrina Balchand-Jackson, 34, was arraigned Wednesday on a top charge of second-degree murder for the death of her husband, 39-year-old Desmond Jackson, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Balchand-Jackson attacked her husband with a knife around 3:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 13 at their home on South Pearl Street and stabbed him in the abdomen, investigators said. After the attack, which occurred with two kids nearby, Balchand-Jackson attempted to clean and concea…
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records
Bruce Blakeman’s Ex-Wife Gave $18K To Hochul Campaign In 2025: Records Bruce Blakeman’s ex-wife donated $18,000 to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s reelection campaign. Nancy Shevell, now married to Paul McCartney, made the donation back in May 2025, nearly seven months before her ex-husband announced his own campaign against Hochul, according to New York State Board of Elections records. She hasn’t made any donations since. Shevell and Blakeman were married for 23 years before they divorced in 2008, and she married the Beatles singer-songwriter in 2011. Blakeman has since also remarried, to Judge Segal Magori Blakeman, in 2015. Blakeman said Wednesday, Sept. 23 that he …
Air Conditioner Units Boosted From Capital Region Business, One Suspect Nabbed: Police Air Conditioner Units Boosted From Capital Region Business, One Suspect Nabbed: Police Air Conditioner Units Boosted From Capital Region Business, One Suspect Nabbed: Police
Air Conditioner Units Boosted From Capital Region Business, One Suspect Nabbed: Police A Capital Region woman stole air conditioning units from a local business in an unconventional heist, police said. Anna J. Rozell, 44, of Troy, conspired with two other people to boost the AC units from Corporate Drive in Halfmoon, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Officers responded to an inactive larceny call at the victim building around 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. Following an investigation, cops determined Rozell and two other suspects, who have not been named, swiped multiple air conditioners from the rear of a building and damaged anoth…
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth'
Not Black, No Palestinian Heritage: Teacher Admits Lying For Years 'I Hid The Truth' A veteran public school teacher and activist has admitted she lied for years about being Black and Palestinian, prompting two organizations she worked with to permanently cut ties with her. Hannah Gann, a teacher at The Workshop School in Philadelphia, publicly acknowledged the deception after members of Philly Educators for Palestine and the Racial Justice Organizing Committee confronted her about her background, the organizations said in a joint statement. "Members met with Hannah and questioned her about her background on Thursday and after an hour of discussion, Hannah finally admitted …
Teen Hurls Object From Truck, Shattering Oncoming Car’s Windshield In Capital Region: Cops Teen Hurls Object From Truck, Shattering Oncoming Car’s Windshield In Capital Region: Cops Teen Hurls Object From Truck, Shattering Oncoming Car’s Windshield In Capital Region: Cops
Teen Hurls Object From Truck, Shattering Oncoming Car’s Windshield In Capital Region: Cops A Capital Region teenager who threw something at a passing vehicle has been hit with a felony charge, police said Wednesday, Sept. 23. Jack D. Kennedy, 19, of Providence, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 22 following the incident, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Kennedy was driving in the vicinity of Clute Mills Road and Clannel Road in Providence when he threw an object from his truck at an oncoming vehicle, investigators said. The object shattered the other car’s windshield, causing more than $250 in damage, authorities said. Kennedy was also accused of “recklessly engaging in cond…
NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say
NY Men Among 6 Charged In $1.7M Business Email Scam, NJ Police Say Six people have been charged after scammers allegedly compromised a Fairfield company's Microsoft account and tricked it into wiring about $1.7 million, authorities said. The investigation began after the owner of a Fairfield-based HVAC wholesale company contacted police on Feb. 18 about a fraud that occurred in January, Fairfield Police Cpl. David Lagan said. Employees had received fraudulent emails that appeared to come from one of the company's business partners, Lagan said. The company's Microsoft account was then allegedly compromised. The suspects allegedly intercepted and m…
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take
Rare 2-Headed Turtle Hatches On Cape Cod — Talk About A Double Take Wanted: Judo rat to train a pre-teen mutant turtle recently hatched on Cape Cod, but crime-fighting can wait — for now.  Wildlife experts are caring for the diamondback terrapin that hatched with two heads at a protected nesting site in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Both heads are alert and showing interest in food — encouraging signs for the tiny turtle.  “We are monitoring and making sure they’re bright and alert; they’re reactive. We’re making sure that we’re offering food and that both heads are active and looking around and trying to eat. So far they are, which is awesome,” Zak M…
Woman, 74, Killed In Rollover Crash Off Capital Region Exit Ramp: Police Woman, 74, Killed In Rollover Crash Off Capital Region Exit Ramp: Police Woman, 74, Killed In Rollover Crash Off Capital Region Exit Ramp: Police
Woman, 74, Killed In Rollover Crash Off Capital Region Exit Ramp: Police A 74-year-old woman was killed in a car crash in Albany on Tuesday, Sept. 22, police said. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 85 around 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to a preliminary investigation by the Albany Police Department. The driver, a 76-year-old man, lost control while attempting to exit using the off ramp to Krumkill Road, police said. The car then left the road and rolled over onto Bender Avenue, cops said. First responders arrived and found both people unresponsive with multiple injuries, authorities said. They were treated at the scene, then rush…
Teenager Convicted For Gang Execution On Dead-End New York Street: Authorities Teenager Convicted For Gang Execution On Dead-End New York Street: Authorities Teenager Convicted For Gang Execution On Dead-End New York Street: Authorities
Teenager Convicted For Gang Execution On Dead-End New York Street: Authorities A New York teenager was convicted of executing a young man in a gang-related dispute on Tuesday, Sept. 22, authorities said. MyKing Giles, 18, of Albany, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Jamier Allen, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said. Giles and another man walked Allen to a secluded area on a dead-end street on March 22, 2025, then filled his body with bullets and ran from the scene, prosecutors said. The killers conspired with several other people in the “KBM gang” to kill the 24-year-old Allen because they believed he was going to reveal informati…
Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY
Man Dies After Fatal Leap Inside Mall In NY A man died after jumping from an upper floor inside the Palisades Center Mall in Rockland County, police confirmed.  The incident happened at the Palisades Center Mall at 1000 Palisades Center Drive in West Nyack at around 7:22 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22, according to Clarkstown Police.  Officers were called to the mall about three minutes later. An investigation determined that the adult man had jumped from an upper interior floor of the mall, police said.  He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is being withheld until his family can be …
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police
Brothers-In-Law Killed In Hersheypark Crash By Teen High At 70+ MPH: Police Two brothers-in-law building a business together were killed near Hersheypark by a 17-year-old driver who was high on marijuana and traveling more than 70 mph, police announced following a monthlong investigation. Ronald "Ron" Lindenmuth, 57, of Phoenix, Arizona, and James "Jim" Eyerly, 63, of Harrisburg, were killed in the head-on crash at West Hersheypark Drive and North Hockersville Road on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The Harrisburg teen has now been charged as a juvenile with homicide by vehicle while DUI and DUI involving a controlled substance or metabolite, Derry Township police announced in a…
Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Capital Region Man: Police Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Capital Region Man: Police Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Capital Region Man: Police
Domestic Violence History Leads To Felony Charges For Capital Region Man: Police A Capital Region man with a history of domestic violence was arrested again for violating an order of protection Monday, Sept. 21, police said. Daniel S.P. Catone, 26, of Ballston, was arrested following a “domestic call” around 12:30 a.m. in the town, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday, Sept. 22. Catone was detained for violating a protection order, then charged with aggravated family offense and felony criminal contempt, the sheriff’s office said. Both charges were felonies because Catone had been previously convicted of a similar crime in the past five years, according to …