Cocaine, Pills, Gun Discovered In Claverack Car Crash, Police Say
A Capital Region car crash revealed cocaine, pills, and a loaded gun, state police said.
Michael M. Wilson, 33, of Enosburg Falls, VT, was driving through Columbia County on Tuesday, Oct. 20 when he crashed into a utility pole around 5 p.m. on Route 9H in Claverack, New York State Police said.
State troopers responded to the scene, located Wilson in the driver’s seat of 2023 Ford and a 54-year-old woman in the passenger’s seat, investigators said.
Police spotted a glass smoking pipe with cocaine residue in plain view while speaking with Wilson, according to state police. Troopers also spot…
Man Who Traveled Across NY To Kill Ex-Wife's Partner Apprehended In Columbia County, Police Say
A man was apprehended in the region after authorities say he traveled hundreds of miles across New York to murder his ex-wife's partner.
State Police troopers responded to a Columbia County 911 broadcast about the suspect on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
The suspect, Andrew J. Case, age 41, of West Seneca, in Erie County, was located and arrested on Route 9 in the Columbia County town of Greenport, according to police.
An investigation determined he was en route to Westchester County with three shotguns, police said.
Case was charged with:
Attempted murder,
Attempted assault,
Criminal use of a fir…
