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The leaders of Saratoga Black Lives Matter were in court Monday morning over allegations they disrupted city council meetings. According to WNYT, Saratoga Black Lives Matter founder Lexis Figuereo was arraigned Monday morning on a charge of obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct. His sister, Chandler Hickenbottom, is facing the same charges after a similar incident during the February 7 council meeting. The court moved both cases to May 8.

The Saratoga Springs Firefighters Union plans to issue a vote of no confidence against Fire Chief Joseph Dolan. WNYT reports Dolan has been on paid administrative leave since February, accused of double-dipping. The city is accusing him of working for two departments at the same time. The city is expected to bring disciplinary charges against the chief later this week.

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported stabbing on Luther Boulevard in the town of Malta just before 2 a.m. on Sunday. They say the victim was a 17-year-old boy. WTEN reports the offender stabbed the teen in the neck and then fled the scene. The victim went to Albany Medical Center Hospital for treatment. No word on the victim’s condition.

State Police of Saratoga arrested Alexander C. Morgan, 36, of Stillwater, NY, for Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle, Reckless Endangerment and multiple Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. On April 4, 2023, at about 6:58 p.m., Troopers attempted to stop a vehicle on State Route 9 in Malta The vehicle failed to comply, resulting in a pursuit. The pursuit was terminated when the Trooper lost sight of the vehicle, which was located in a parking lot unoccupied a short time later. Morgan surrendered himself to SP Saratoga

The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a fatal crash in the town of Ballston.
It appears a vehicle was traveling north on Church Avenue just before 9 p.m. Saturday night, when it hit a person, who was laying in the roadway, according to WNYT. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim’s identity is not being released until next of kin is notified.

A Galway man is facing a felony criminal mischief charge and misdemeanor resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration charges in connection to a fight the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office says he had with deputies. WRGB reports 29-year-old Jibber Allen was pulled over for a traffic stop in the Town of Broadalbin on Thursday April 13th. He was allegedly driving with switched license plates without a valid drivers license.

A Greenfield man accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Super Bowl party in February has pleaded guilty. WTEN reports 37 year old Charles Semzock is accused of assaulting a woman in a storage room at a home in Greenfield. Other people at the home forced their way into the storage room to help her.

Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Accounts Dillon Moran has set a date of
April 25, 2023 for the fourth public workshop hosted by the Accounts Department to continue the discussion
about short term rentals in Saratoga Springs. It’s happening at the Saratoga Springs City Center, first floor, Tuesday from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

More charges are now being pursued in connection to unruly Saratoga Springs city council meetings. WRGB reports two meetings in a matter of months were derailed by shouting with police responding to both of them. Now a total of three people face petty offenses brought on by Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner Jim Montagnino. Two of the three are Black Lives Matter activists.

A hot plate or coffee maker on a stove is being blamed for a fire that killed an elderly woman in East Greenbush. WNYT reports the fire happened last Thursday at Hanley Mobile Home Park on Columbia Turnpike in East Greenbush. The victim has been identified as Regina Seaton, 91. Her body was found inside the home.