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Albany Gunfire Suspect Tracked To Watervliet Home, Held Without Bail: Police
A Capital Region man who shot up an Albany intersection earlier this year was arrested Thursday, Oct. 8, police said.
Quantay R. Pitts, 27, of Watervliet, was captured Thursday morning at a home in the town, the Albany Police Department said.
Officers responded to the area of First Street and Quail Street on Wednesday, Aug. 19, around 9:15 p.m. for reports of gunfire, police said. The cops found evidence of someone shooting at the scene, but no injuries were reported, officials said.
Following an investigation, Pitts was identified as the shooting suspect and arrested Thursday with help f…
Drunk Motorcycle Rider Tracked Down After Fleeing Capital Region Crash: Police
A Capital Region man with a lengthy criminal history fled a drunken car crash but was later arrested, police said Friday, Oct. 9.
Michael D. Redd, 24, of Ballston Spa, was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a car around 3:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in Milton, New York State Police said.
Redd fled the scene at Lewis Road and West Milton Road on his motorcycle, but troopers tracked him to his residence and arrested him without further incident, state police said.
Both Redd and the 30-year-old woman driving the vehicle were not injured in the wreck, according to police. Redd’s BAC was me…
'Black Tax' Extortion, Naked Assaults: HS Football Players, Coach Charged In Hazing
A so-called "Black tax," a makeshift "gas chamber," and repeated sexual humiliation inside a high school football locker room have led to criminal charges against three students and a former teacher and assistant football coach, prosecutors announced on Friday, Oct. 9.
The alleged abuse took place during school hours at Manheim Central High School in Pennsylvania this past April, when several teenage boys were subjected to racist harassment, physical assaults, extortion, and indecent exposure, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams said.
Former social studies teacher and assistant…
Police Officer Was 'Extremely Intoxicated' Before Fatal Strangling At Family Gathering: Docs
A police officer was held down and strangled after becoming heavily intoxicated during a family gathering at a cabin, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Friday, Oct. 9.
Michael McGeehan, 44, a Middlesex Township Pennsylvania police officer and Shippensburg father of five, was found unresponsive on the front porch of a cabin at 7190 Dam Run Road in Cummings Township during the early morning hours of July 11, investigators wrote in the affidavit of probable cause.
Paden Edward Frey, 25, of Cogan Station, has since been charged with third-degree murder, strangulation, inv…
Explosive Lawsuit By Ex-Jets VP Claims Team Fired Him, Smeared Him In Sex Harassment Fallout
A former New York Jets executive is suing the team, claiming he was fired for speaking up about alleged sexual harassment by team president Hymie Elhai, then publicly smeared in an effort to destroy his reputation.
Larry Fitzpatrick, who served as the Jets' vice president of ticket sales and services for more than 16 years, filed the lawsuit Friday, Oct. 2, in Bergen County Superior Court against the team, Elhai and team executive Eric Gelfand.
The Jersey City resident claims he was fired Friday, July 25, 2025, just one day after meeting with team investigators about allegations involving E…
$90K Jewelry Heist By Seven-Time Felon In Capital Region Ends With Long Prison Term: DA
A thief with seven prior felony convictions who stole $90,000 worth of valuables from a Capital Region home was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 8, authorities said.
Donald Law, 39, of Cohoes, got 10 years behind bars followed by five years of probation after pleading guilty to second-degree burglary, the Albany County District Attorney’s office said.
Law and Ronald Horton, 46, broke into the home in Colonie on Dec. 30, 2025, and stole Rolex watches, a Cartier bracelet, an engagement ring, purses, and electronics, prosecutors said.
The pair then took a bus to Troy to pawn the stolen property for c…
