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State Police of Clifton Park arrested 43 year old John D. Stevens of Missouri, for Criminal Possession of a Weapon Troopers stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Clifton Park, NY, for a speeding violation. Stevens did not have a valid driver’s license, and the vehicle he was operating was not registered or insured. Stevens was taken into custody for an active warrant issued in Missouri, and an unregistered handgun was discovered in the vehicle.

State Police of Queensbury arrested 39 year old Jorge Estrada Perez and 33 year old Wilmay Carrasco Rodriguez, both of New Jersey Troopers received a complaint from the Fastrac Cafe in Queensbury, NY, reporting the use of fraudulent credit cards to make purchases at the location. The responsible individuals left the store in a vehicle before law enforcement arrived. They were located a short time later, traveling on I-87 in Malta, NY, where a traffic stop was conducted and they were taken into custody.

Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation that will require residential health care facilities to swiftly update residents as well as their family members and guardians when an infection is detected within the facility. It also requires nursing homes to have a plan in place to accommodate exposed or infected residents to stop the spread of the infection.

Saratoga County District Attorney Karen Heggen said Tuesday she won’t not lift the gag order, in case of last month’s shootout in downtown Saratoga Springs. The request came from the Saratoga Springs City Council, but is open to modifying it. WNYT reports Heggen says is concerned about what she called speculative and inaccurate statements of both the mayor and public safety commissioner in the aftermath of the shooting in the early morning hours of November 20.

A motion proposed by Saratoga Springs City Council to make changes to Saratoga’s night life failed in a 3 to 2 vote. WNYT reports before the meeting several members of the business community rallied against an effort to close bars earlier. The city proposed shutting bars down in Saratoga Springs by 2 a.m. in the wake of a recent officer-involved shooting incident.

Members of the New York State Thruway Authority held a meeting at its headquarters in Albany on Monday. The Thruway Authority is considering raising the cost of tolls beginning in 2024. If you drive on the Thruway, you could be paying more in 2024. The New York Thruway Authority is proposing a 5% increase for E-ZPass drivers and a 75% increase for non E-ZPass drivers.

A letter Saratoga officials sent to District Attorney Karen Heggen’s office late Friday from the city council asks her to withdraw the gag order and come to the table to discuss their disagreements about sharing information in the recent officer involved shooting in the city. WNYT reports the special city council meeting grew tense Friday as officials voted to table a resolution condemning the order that officials not discuss the incident further. The council said it would revisit its options at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.

Rep. Paul D. Tonko (D-NY) sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan calling for the FTC to take steps to protect consumers and businesses from predatory cyber bots (commonly called Grinch bots) that buy up popular toys only to resell them exorbitantly marked-up prices. The Saratogian reports Tonko authored legislation called the Stopping Grinch Bots Act that cracks down on cyber Grinches using “bot” technology to quickly buy up whole inventories of popular holiday toys and resell them to parents at higher prices.

A Troy woman was arrested on Saturday after allegedly attacking her alleged boyfriend in front of police, as well as resisting arrest. Kristen Garzone, 36, of Troy, faces multiple charges. Police were trying to separate the two for the night when Garvone allegedly lunged at her boyfriend and attacked him in front of them. Officers say they had to physically remove Garzone from him. She allegedly fought with officers before being taken into custody.

There’s a new look welcoming you to Skidmore College. The Saratogian reports the school’s main entrance off of North Broadway in Saratoga Springs has new campus signage, new crosswalks to allow for safe crossing, new lighting and sidewalks, and the forthcoming installation of over 50 trees to replace trees that have been removed. These changes support the college’s guiding principles of sustainability, accessibility and enhancing the campus experience.