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Fake Bomb Planted At NY Park, Notebook Found And Suspect Arrested: Police
A New York man planted a fake bomb at a park in Albany County near a children’s book exchange, police said.
Brandon Arsenault, 26, placed a water bottle containing a liquid, a mason jar top with a battery terminal, a battery, and red and green wires inside the book exchange at Colonie Mohawk River Park on Saturday, May 16, the Colonie Police Department said.
A bystander who spotted Arsenault placing the device and fleeing the scene called the cops, who arrived to investigate the situation, authorities said.
The New York State Police bomb disposal unit responded “and determined the device t…
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 2, Injures 3 In Manhattan When Plows Into Pedestrians: Nypd
Two men were killed and three others were critically injured after an SUV crashed into a group of pedestrians in Manhattan Friday night, May 15, police said.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. near West 109th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
Police said a 61-year-old man driving a Mercedes-Benz SUV north on Amsterdam Avenue lost control of the vehicle, slammed into two parked cars, and struck five men ages 35, 36, 44, 46, and 51. All five victims were rushed to a nearby hospital in critical condition, authorities said.
The 35-year-old and 46-year-old victims later died from their injuries, …
NY Sex Offender Arrested For Sex Abuse Of Two Girls For Years, DA Says
A 73-year-old New York man sexually abused two girls he knew for several years, beginning his assaults when the girls were less than 13 years old, authorities said Wednesday, May 13.
David Griffith, of Chittenango, was arraigned Wednesday in Albany County, the local district attorney said.
Griffith began abusing the first victim in 2016, when she was less than 13 years old, prosecutors said. His pattern of sexual acts involving the victim continued from 2016 to 2022, according to investigators.
Then, Griffith began abusing another girl in 2018 when she was younger than 11 years old, and th…
