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The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Fort Edward man following a sexual assault investigation. Zepplin Murphy, 40, is facing multiple charges for allegedly restraining and forcibly having sexual contact with a woman at a home on Route 9 in Moreau on September 10.

A 14-year-old has been arrested for allegedly making threats against Shenendehowa High School. According to WNYT, several threatening emails were sent to school staff at the school’s West campus. The teen, whose name is not being released, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of making a threat of mass harm. The youth was referred to probation, and released to his parents.

A teen on a bike shot a driver with a BB gun, according to Glens Falls Police. WNYT reports it happened on Wednesday night near Centennial Circle. The driver had yelled at the teenager for riding his bike recklessly in traffic. The two had a physical fight. Police said they plan to review any video of the confrontation they find. No arrests have been made.

The New York state trooper who shot and killed a man in the Bethel Church parking lot Wednesday afternoon is Brian Rudolph, a 23-year veteran of the State Police, investigators said. WNYT reports dual investigations by both New York State Police and the New York State Attorney General’s Office continue. The trooper involved has voluntarily removed himself from duty.

A proposed subdivision that has stirred controversy for months in the rural western portion of Clifton Park was voted down Tuesday over concerns the project would interfere with farming operations of a neighboring orchard.
According to the Daily Gazette, the town’s Planning Board, in a 4-2 vote, denied plans to subdivide 50 acres of a 100-acre parcel at 68 Droms Road into 23 parcels to build single family homes brought forward by developer Erik Kohler Homes LLC.

An Albany County man is accused of pointing a handgun at a person in the town of Wilton. 24 year old Wayne D. Miller allegedly got into an argument with a person he knew in the area of Heritage Way and showed the weapon. He left the location in a vehicle before police arrived, but was caught along Sitterly Road in Clifton Park.

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Sep. 12, 2024 1:33 AM CST
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Multiple crews responded to a structure fire in Clifton Park Wednesday night. It took place on Farm to Market Road. WTEN reports officials said the house was abandoned, so their focus is on containing the fire.
Crews are unsure if the building will be salvageable. No word on a cause.

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Sep. 12, 2024 1:36 AM CST
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Police have arrested a Queensbury man for allegedly stealing from Walmart after he had been banned for similar incidents. WNYT reports 51 year old Daniel O. Rawson allegedly stole from the store in Wilton on Aug. 2. Rawson was charged with burglary and petit larceny. He was arraigned in Wilton Town Court and sent to Saratoga County Jail.

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Sep. 12, 2024 1:34 AM CST
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One person has died in a police-involved shooting in Saratoga County. According to WNYT, it started around 4 p.m. Wednesday, as police searched for a man who threatened to hurt himself. That man, 48 year old James Dellea of Hillsdale was found in the parking lot of the Albany – Saratoga Speedway on State Route 9 in Malta. He drove a distance, eventually pulling over at Bethel Saratoga, 3246 Route 9 in Saratoga Springs. The man displayed refused to leave his car and when he displayed a weapon, a trooper shot Dellea, killing him.

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Sep. 12, 2024 1:31 AM CST
by pkilleen

Multiple crews responded to a structure fire in Clifton Park Wednesday night. It took place on Farm to Market Road. WTEN reports officials said the house was abandoned, so their focus is on containing the fire.
Crews are unsure if the building will be salvageable. No word on a cause.