Crime

Army captain assaulted at Albany Walmart

Friday, April 12th, 2013, 11:22pm

ALBANY – Police have arrested a Guilderland man after they say he attacked a 43-year-old Army captain while inside the Walmart store located on Washington Avenue Extension.

According to police, 47-year-old Yiqiang Wu yelled derogatory statements at the man about the U.S. Army before striking him several times in the face.

The captain, who was wearing his Army uniform at the time, suffered bruises as well as a laceration over his eye. He was treated at the scene.

The suspect was charged with assault as a hate crime and released on bail.

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Trio steals donation jar from Hannoush Jewelers

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Wednesday, March 27th, 2013, 6:14pm

GUILDERLAND - Police are looking for three men who stole a donation jar at Crossgates Mall.

Police say the suspects went to the Hannoush Jewelers on Friday afternoon. They say one of them took the donation jar, with $300 inside, while two others acted as lookouts.

The money was supposed to go to the Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center.

If you have any information, you are asked to call police.

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Guilderland police search for bank robbers

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Thursday, January 24th, 2013, 11:57am

GUILDERLAND – Police are looking for two people they say both robbed a bank simultaneously.

The two suspects walked into the Berkshire Bank in Hamilton Square -- formerly the 20 Mall -- around 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday. Each handed notes to different tellers demanding money.

They both got away on foot with an undetermined amount of money.

Anyone with information is asked to call Guilderland Police at 356-1501.

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No jail time for Burgess in death of 3 pedestrians

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Friday, January 11th, 2013, 6:17pm

ALBANY - A woman who was taking medications when she fatally mowed down three women outside a suburban Albany church will not serve any more time behind bars.

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Voorheesville man gets prison for kidnap attempt

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Monday, November 19th, 2012, 12:49pm

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a Voorheesville man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for trying to arrange the abduction of a business associate in an attempt to get $400,000.

Judge Dan Lamont sentenced 53-year-old James Hennesey following his guilty plea to attempted kidnapping in September.

According to Albany County prosecutors, Hennesey, who was in the restoration and flood recovery business, contacted a third party proposing to kidnap the business associate and ransom him for money Hennesey believed he was owed.

State police investigated the case.

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Burgess pleads guilty in triple fatal car crash

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Friday, November 9th, 2012, 7:27pm

ALBANY - Luann Burgess pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide Friday morning for crashing into a Voorheesville church and killing three women in 2011.

The deal will put her behind bars for up to six months and keep her from ever getting behind the wheel of a car again.

Burgess, 55, had nothing to say as she left the Albany County Courthouse.

Her guilty plea avoids a trial in a case that left three women dead after a horrific crash.

Prosecutors say she was driving an SUV in August 2011 when she lost control, crossing the St. Matthew's Church parking lot and slamming into three women -- killing Rosemarie Hume, Carol Lansing and Fran Pallozzi. The car then hit the side of the church.

Burgess initially claimed that her flip-flop got stuck in the gas pedal.

Toxicology tests showed she had taken anxiety and anti-depressant drugs.

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Police: Man shows up drunk at victim impact panel

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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, 10:23am

GUILDERLAND - A Westerlo man was arrested in the parking lot of the Guilderland Town Court while he was attending a court-mandated victim impact panel put on by Albany County Stop DWI.

Police say Bruce Begroff Jr., 51, had a blood alcohol content of 0.11 percent. That test landed him another DWI charge.

The legal limit for operating a vehicle is 0.08 percent.

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