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Nursing Home Employees In Capital Region Stole Drugs, Falsified Records, Police Say
Two employees at a nursing home in the region are facing charges after allegedly stealing drugs from the facility and then falsifying business records to cover their tracks, authorities said.
The thefts occurred in Columbia County at the Livingston Hills Nursing Home in Livingston, according to State Police.
Investigators determined that 39-year-old Lauren Emery, of Hudson, and 47-year-old Alison Steedle, of Clinton in Oneida County, falsified and forged business records in an attempt to conceal their theft of narcotics, police said.
Both women were arrested Thursday, Dec. 8, on multiple c…
Traffic Stop In Capital District Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs
Three people are facing charges after state troopers recovered a stolen car and gun in the Capital District.
Troopers in Columbia County stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe just before 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on State Route 9 near Stickles Road in Livingston.
The vehicle had been reported stolen from Livingston the previous Friday, July 8, according to New York State Police.
Inside the car troopers found three suspects, along with small amounts of crack-cocaine and heroin, police said. They also recovered a stolen Ruger 17 HMR rifle.
Police identified the suspects as Carlyle Gill, age 35, of L…
Woman Accused Of Eating Cocaine During Traffic Stop In Area, State Police Say
An area woman was arrested by state police after being stopped for a traffic violation was allegedly found eating cocaine in order to destroy evidence.
Brigid Fonda, age 54, was arrested on Thursday, June 10, after being stopped in Columbia County on Route 9 in Livingston in her 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee for a violation, said Trooper AJ Hicks.
When troopers approached the vehicle, they discovered she was in possession of seven grams of cocaine.
When the drugs were discovered, Hicks said Fonda, of Livingston, attempted to eat the drugs and then resisted arrest.
She was charged w…
Covid-19: Latest Breakdown Of New York's 9,385 Deaths By County, Sex, Ethnicity, Age Groups
Here is the latest breakdown of the 9,385 deaths related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in New York as of Monday morning, April 13, according to the state health department.
The deaths are residents of each county listed below.
Albany, 9
Allegany, 1
Bronx, 1,425
Broome, 6
Cayuga, 2
Chautauqua, 1
Chemung, 1
Clinton, 2
Columbia, 7
Cortland, 1
Delaware, 1
Dutchess, 26
Erie, 70
Fulton, 2
Genesee, 1
Herkimer, 3
Kings (Brooklyn), 2,194
Lewis, 3
Livington, 1
Madison, 3
Manhattan, 849
Monroe, 39
Montgomery, 2
Nassau, 846
Niagara, 9
Oneida, 1
Onondaga, 9
Ontario, 1
Ora…
