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Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region
Cocaine-Fentanyl Trafficking Operation Busted In Capital Region A major cocaine and fentanyl operation of 21 individuals who were charged with 222 crimes was busted following a year-long investigation in the Capital Region. New York Attorney General Letitia James said the "takedown" occurred on Tuesday, Oct. 1, in New York City and Rensselaer, Albany, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties. According to James, the operation was responsible for selling large quantities of powder and crack cocaine, as well as fentanyl and heroin.  The investigation led to the recovery of more than 4.5 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of approximately $450…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Capital Region Man To Spend Years In Prison For Violent Sexual Attack Capital Region Man To Spend Years In Prison For Violent Sexual Attack
Capital Region Man To Spend Years In Prison For Violent Sexual Attack A Capital Region man found guilty by a jury of a violent 2023 attack and sexual assault faces up to 25 years in prison. Saratoga County resident Michael Pelletier of Moreau was convicted on Wednesday, Sept. 25, for the Saturday, June 24, 2023 attack, said Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen. According to court documents and testimony, Pelletier violently assaulted a 32-year-old woman, physically and sexually, inside his home with children present.  The woman, who was injured all over her body, was transported to Saratoga Hospital for her injuries. Pelletier faces u…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Capital Region Man Killed By Trooper After Pulling Gun, Police Say Capital Region Man Killed By Trooper After Pulling Gun, Police Say
Capital Region Man Killed By Trooper After Pulling Gun, Police Say A distraught man from the region who threatened self-harm was shot and killed by New York State troopers after allegedly pulling a gun. The incident occurred in Saratoga County around 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 11, on Route 9 in the parking lot of Bethel Saratoga in Saratoga Springs. According to New York State Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, troopers were searching for Columbia County resident James Dellea, age 48, of Hillsdale, who had threatened self-harm. Troopers located Dellea in the parking lot of the Albany-Saratoga Speedway on Route 9 in the Town of Malta. When troopers attempted to inte…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Duo Busted Posing As Rideshare Drivers In Capital Region, Police Say Duo Busted Posing As Rideshare Drivers In Capital Region, Police Say
Duo Busted Posing As Rideshare Drivers In Capital Region, Police Say Police are warning Uber and Lyft customers to be on the lookout for fake rideshare drivers. In Saratoga County, the Saratoga Springs Police Department received multiple complaints about people pretending to work for rideshare companies and accepting fares around the Saratoga Racetrack and downtown areas. On Thursday, Aug. 1, the department conducted a targeted enforcement detail in those areas, ultimately arresting one driver and citing another. Najeebullah Afghan, age 32, of Schenectady, was taken into custody on suspicion of criminal impersonation. He was also given a City Code violation…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Alert Issued For 16-Year-Old Girl From Capital Region Missing Over Week Alert Issued For 16-Year-Old Girl From Capital Region Missing Over Week
Alert Issued For 16-Year-Old Girl From Capital Region Missing Over Week Police are asking for help in locating a 16-year-old girl from the region who has been missing for over a week. Saratoga County resident Jaylee Lyn Lawless, of Saratoga Springs, was last seen on Monday, July 1. Police said Lawless may have traveled to New York City or out of state. The teen is 5-foot-6 and 180 pounds, with red hair and blue eyes. She has numerous ear piercings and two nose piercings. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Saratoga Springs Police Department at 518-584-1800. Share this story by clicking the Facebook icon below. Check back to Daily Voice for upda…

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by Michael Mashburn
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36 Years After Upstate NY Waitress Found Bludgeoned To Death, Her Killer Remains Free 36 Years After Upstate NY Waitress Found Bludgeoned To Death, Her Killer Remains Free
36 Years After Upstate NY Waitress Found Bludgeoned To Death, Her Killer Remains Free More than three decades after Pamela Ann Devizzio was found bludgeoned to death in a ditch in upstate New York, police are no closer to catching her killer. The 28-year-old Saratoga County resident's body was found in the town of Northumberland, on the side of Putnam Road just east of Jacob Drive, by a passing truck driver on the morning of July 6, 1988. It came hours after Devizzio’s father reported her missing to the Saratoga Springs Police Department after she failed to show up for her waitress job at Mangino’s Restaurant on State Route 9P in Malta. According to the Saratoga County Sher…

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by Michael Mashburn