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A doctor who sued a Saratoga County butcher for requiring patrons to wear a mask is now dropping the suit. Initially, Dr. David Kwiat had said forcing someone to wear a mask is not only illegal, it’s scientifically ignorant. With the state mask mandates now lifted, Kwiat has informed the butcher he’s dropping the lawsuit, reports WNYT.

A man has been arrested in connection with a deadly hit and run Sunday night in Saratoga County. John Lincoln-Lynch of Moreau is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal incident. He has a $100,000 cash/$200,000 bond or a $500,000 partially secured bond. WNYT reports deputies found the victim, Paul Trombley, in the road at the intersection of Main and Fifth Streets in South Glens Falls at about 7:30 Sunday night.

The City of Saratoga Springs has declared a snow emergency in anticipation of an upcoming winter storm. WTEN reports the snow emergency is in effect from 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25 through 9 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. During a snow emergency, all vehicles must be moved to a cleared or plowed area every twelve hours. City streets with alternate side parking should be moved in accordance with the posted guidelines.

A Saratoga Springs man already behind bars is facing new charges. Authorities say they caught 39 year old Paul Haggerty with a battery, tobacco and a pencil in the Saratoga County Jail. WNYT reorts investigators with the sheriff’s department say Haggerty tried to swallow the tobacco when confronted by staff at the jail.

A suspected serial robber is under arrest in Saratoga County. Justin Rock is connected to robbing four stores in the Spa City from Saturday night to Monday, and then early Tuesday night he held up a liquor store in Ballston Spa, say police. He was arrested in Ballston Spa Tuesday night and arraigned Wednesday in Saratoga Springs City Court.

Saratoga Springs police are seeking information about a man apparently responsible for four robberies in the city since last Saturday. According to WNYT, one was on Saturday around 5 p.m. at Super Smoke N Save on West Avenue. The other three were on Monday. Those robberies started at 1:45 p.m. at the Xtra Mart on South Broadway, 4:22 p.m. at I Love New York Pizza on Congress Street and 4:30 p.m. at Post Time Wine and Spirits on South Broadway.

State Police in Clifton Park arrested 45-year-old Allison L. Bechtold of Albany for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated,
At approximately 12:34 a.m. on February 21, 2022, a troop car occupied by two troopers was stopped at the traffic light on Vischer Ferry Road at the intersection of Crescent Road in the town of Halfmoon when it was struck from behind by another vehicle. No one was injured in the crash. Allison Bechtold, was administered roadside sobriety tests and taken into custody for driving under the influence.

The state Labor Department says they have added more employees to their call centers to answer tax questions. Callers to WNYT had said they were directed through a series of prompts only to be disconnected. Gov. Hochul has now lifted a hiring freeze, they have added more employees to assist in call centers.

NXIVM’s Nancy Salzman was expected to begin her prison sentence Monday. The Times Union reports that was the deadline for Salzman to report to Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia. Salzman was sentenced to 3 ½ years behind bars after pleading guilty to racketeering conspiracy in 2019.

State Police in Wilton arrested Austin S. Griffith of Gansevoort for Burglary, Criminal Mischief, Petit Larceny and Harassment .
State Police were called to a Gansevoort residence for a domestic dispute at approximately 4:42 a.m. on the morning of February 13, 2022. A couple hours later police say Griffith was involved in a home burglary. He took off by the time police got there but was found shortly thereafter at the scene of the first incident.