Sunday, March 16th, 2025

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Good morning, Albany. Here's your local news at a glance for Sunday, the 16th of March.
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Colonie police stopped Alexander Lux-Maggio, 38 from Schenectady and Heather Glass, 41 from Latham near Sand Creek — Wolf Roads on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 2:47 a.m. for a traffic violation, found a large amount of drugs in their vehicle, and arrested them due to outstanding warrants. Spotlight News
- ➤ Bethlehem and Colonie police arrested a 74-year-old Glenmont woman for DWI on February 20 on Route 9W with a March 4 court date, a 50-year-old woman for false reporting who returned to court on February 27 and was released on March 5, a 43-year-old Glenmont woman for DWI after drinking two Wicked Apple Ales with a March 18 court date, a 34-year-old New Scotland man for shoplifting and drug charges turned over to Albany police, and a 40-year-old Glenmont man for check fraud over a $2,200 altered check with a March 18 hearing Spotlight News
- ➤ Bethlehem police charged a 39-year-old Ravena woman with DWAI-drugs and aggravated unlicensed operation after she rolled her car on River Road on March 2—she said she was snorting ketamine and is set to appear in Bethlehem Town Court on March 18. Spotlight News
- ➤ Troy police are investigating a Saturday morning shooting on 4th and Jefferson — no injuries were reported and the suspect fled before officers arrived. WRGB
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ Clifton Park resident Akiko Medley now asks the state to add funding for brain injury survivors after her brother's accident, which she learned about from a Facebook message during dinner on November 11th, 2023. She says her efforts will bring more help to those with brain injuries. The Daily Gazette
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