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Traffic Stop Becomes Felony Charge For Drunk Capital Region Driver With Child In Car: Police
A Capital Region woman has been arrested for driving drunk with an unrestrained child in her vehicle, police said.
Rebecca L. Hayden, 36, of Ballston Spa, was pulled over on Wednesday, Aug. 5 on Ballston Avenue in Saratoga Springs, New York State Police announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Cops found the child, who was under age 16, inside the vehicle, police said. They were turned over to a family member.
Meanwhile, Hayden was arrested and charged with felony DWI under Leandra’s Law, state police said. She was also accused of child endangerment, DWAI, unlicensed operation of a vehicle, and four tra…
Two Women Threatened With Gun In Capital Region, Suspect Arrested: Police
A Capital Region man who threatened two women with a gun on Thursday night, Aug. 13 has been arrested, police said.
Nasir R. Smith, 22, of Albany, was involved in an altercation with the two victims, then pulled a gun on them, the Albany Police Department said Friday, Aug. 14.
Cops responded to a residence on Elm Street near Delaware Avenue around 11:45 p.m. Thursday for a call about an armed individual, authorities said. Smith was arrested at the scene.
Investigators obtained a search warrant for Smith’s residence and found a loaded handgun, police said. The victims were not injured in th…
NY Girl, 16, Forced Into Suggestive Pose For MRI, Technician Walks Free After Conviction: DA
A Long Island MRI technician who made a 16-year-old girl disrobe and pose suggestively during an exam was released following his conviction, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 14.
Robert Baguio, 37, of Wheatley Heights, was convicted of child endangerment, but his sentencing hearing Thursday, Aug. 13 ended with a conditional discharge and an order of protection, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The MRI
The victim went for an MRI on Oct. 1, 2023, at Orlin & Cohen Orthopedic Group in Bohemia, where Baguio worked as a technician, authorities said. She was recovering from…
Flock Around, Find Out: NJ Man Praised After Allegedly Destroying Controversial Cop Cam
A 31-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 13, for cutting down a Flock safety camera, police said.
Andrew Wardell, a Brick resident, intentionally cut down the Flock camera at 181 Drum Point Rd. by the Exxon gas station on Wednesday, July 8, Brick Township police said. Wardell is charged with criminal mischief, police said.
Wardell's arrest comes amid national controversy over Flock cameras. Earlier this week, three deputies in Georgia were arrested for using the license plate readers to stalk people, some of whom they were dating. In response, Flock rolled out new safegua…
Wife Strangled With Neckties, Husband Charged With Homicide: DA (Update)
A husband has been charged with killing his wife, who was found on a bedroom floor with multiple men's neckties wrapped around her neck, authorities announced on Friday, Aug. 14.
Michael P. Myers, 59, of Bristol Borough, was arrested after his wife, 54-year-old Dawn Myers, was found dead inside their home at 1305 Wood Street early Thursday, Aug. 13, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Myers is charged with criminal homicide, strangulation, aggravated assault, intimidation of witnesses or victims, possession of an instrument of crime, and false imprisonment. Court recor…
Brothers Found Dead In LI Basement Died In Murder-Suicide, Police Say
The two brothers found dead in a Long Island basement on Wednesday, Aug. 12 were killed in a murder-suicide, police said Friday, Aug. 14.
Garfield Adamson, 50, of Hempstead, fatally shot his older brother, 52-year-old David Adamson, in the Hempstead home before turning the gun on himself, the Nassau County Police Department said.
Cops were called to the home at 16 Angevine Avenue around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday for reports of a shooting, authorities said.
Arriving officers found the Adamson brothers suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds, and they were pronounced dead at the scene, pol…
Mom Died Fearing Daughter's Accused Killer Would Never Face Trial: Now, He Will
Janet Pizzelli became known for her fight to see the man accused of killing her 27-year-old daughter, Mary Rose Fealey, face justice.
But when the 61-year-old mother died of breast cancer in December 2025, less than two years after her daughter's murder, she believed that day might never come. Now, months after her death, the outcome she had hoped for has arrived: David Shroitman, the 30-year-old Somerville man charged in Fealey's killing, has been found competent to stand trial.
On Thursday, Aug. 13, Superior Court Judge Peter J. Tober made the ruling, following another…
Sleeping Child Thrown Onto Walmart Parking Lot Pavement: Police
A sleeping child was thrown onto the pavement outside a Lancaster County Walmart, leading to a man's arrest, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12.
Justin Martin Wagner, 41, of Lancaster, was arrested following the incident at the Walmart at 890 East Main St. in Ephrata Township at 6:58 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, according to the Ephrata Police Department.
Wagner had been causing a disturbance inside the store before witnesses saw him take a sleeping child from a shopping cart, lift the child into the air, and throw the child onto the pavement in the parking lot, police said.
Wagner was la…
State Troopers Chase Down Stolen Car In Capital Region, Driver Arrested: Police
A New York man in a stolen vehicle fled police in a highway chase in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Daniel N. Reed, 54, of Delmar, was spotted driving the stolen car around 1 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 in the southbound lanes of I-87 through Clifton Park, New York State Police said. The car had been reported stolen from Bolton hours earlier, according to state troopers.
State police tried to pull Reed over, but he sped away southbound and the troopers followed, according to authorities. Reed took Exit 8 into Clifton Park, then traveled on Crescent Road and eventually stopped on Riverview …
Woman, 27, Charged In Capital Region Stabbing — But Locals Say There’s More To The Story
A New York woman stabbed someone multiple times in the presence of a child in the Capital Region on Sunday, Aug. 9, police said.
Raven Ward, 27, of Watervliet, stabbed the victim in the shoulder during a domestic dispute near 2nd Avenue and 13th Street, the Watervliet Police Department said.
The victim was hospitalized for their injuries and is expected to make a full recovery, cops said.
Ward was charged with second-degree assault, fourth-degree weapons possession, and child endangerment, according to online court records. She was released on her own recognizance and is due back in court …
Loaded And Loaded: Drunk Driver Found In Field Off NY Thruway With Two Guns, Police Say
A California man was driving drunk through the Capital Region when he was busted with two illegal guns, police said.
Lorne Christopher Thayer, 59, of LaHonda, CA, was arrested on the New York State Thruway in East Chatham around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, New York State Police said.
Troopers spotted Thayer’s 2017 Ram truck parked in a grass field on the westbound side of the highway, authorities said. Investigators noticed Thayer appeared drunk and put him through field tests, which he failed, according to state police. He was arrested for DWI.
As troopers continued investigating, they fo…
Babies Suffer Injuries From Recalled Swings, Jumpers: See Which Ones
More than 41,000 baby jumpers and swings have been recalled after dozens of reported injuries.
Taleco Gear issued the recall for about 41,100 G Taleco Gear Baby Jumpers, Baby Swings, and 2-in-1 Baby Jumper & Swings, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Thursday, Aug. 13. About 150 were also sold in Canada.
The jumpers and swings can become unstable, creating fall and impact dangers. Hanging restraint straps and seat openings can also pose a risk of strangulation.
Taleco has received at least 52 reports of fall, impact, and strangulation hazards, according to the CPS…
20 Dogs Found In Feces-Filled Cages With No Food Or Water In Capital Region: Police
An elderly person and 20 dogs were rescued from inhumane conditions at a home in New York, police said.
The dogs were living in feces- and urine-filled cages with insufficient ventilation, New York State Police said Thursday, Aug. 13. Additionally, the dogs did not have immediate access to food or water, authorities said.
Troopers responded to a complaint about the home in Argyle on Sunday, Aug. 9 around 1 p.m., according to state police. In addition to the dogs, they found an elderly person “in need of immediate assistance due to mobility issues.”
Carol Kiaer, 72, of Argyle, was arrested …
