by David Laguerre | Oct 20, 2026 | NY Attorney General, Police & Sheriff
By David LaGuerreMohawk Valley Voice Some of the firearms collected during the Rochester gun buyback. Photo: New York State Attorney General’s Office.The attorney general’s office reports 10,534 firearms collected at more than 50 community buyback events since 2019. A...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | Courts & Cases, Local, Police & Sheriff
State Police say a voicemail prompted an evacuation and bomb-unit search; no explosives were found. BRIDGEWATER, N.Y. A 50-year-old Utica man faces two criminal charges after a threatening voicemail prompted the evacuation of Bridgewater’s municipal building,...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | Courts & Cases, New York State News, Police & Sheriff
State Police describe separate cases in Amsterdam, Milton and Rotterdam in their October 9-15 report. Two drivers were charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle, and a third driver faces a DWI charge, according to an October 16...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | New York State News, Courts & Cases, Police & Sheriff
State Police say a cyber tip led investigators to search a Carlisle home and arrest a 42-year-old resident. A Carlisle man faces two felony charges after a child exploitation investigation that began with a cyber tip, New York State Police announced Oct. 16. Jeffery...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | New York State News, Courts & Cases, Police & Sheriff
A Cohoes passenger and a Schenectady driver face different charges after an Oct. 10 traffic stop in Greene County. A traffic stop on the New York State Thruway in Catskill led to two arrests after troopers reported finding a loaded handgun and signs that the driver...
by David Laguerre | Oct 16, 2026 | Health, Police & Sheriff, Rome & Western Oneida
Authorities report cannabis, kratom and flavored vape seizures at One Dream. Shoppers can take specific steps to verify licensed cannabis sellers.STITTVILLE, N.Y. A Stittville store search has put a practical consumer question in focus: How can a shopper tell whether...
