Capital District City Approves Funding For More Officers In Schools Capital District City Approves Funding For More Officers In Schools
Capital District City Approves Funding For More Officers In Schools Students will soon see more police officers on campus in Schenectady public schools. The city council approved a controversial agreement between the Schenectady Police Department and the school district Monday, May 9, that will provide up to six officers in schools over the next three years, according to the resolution.  The officers, dubbed community engagement officers, will “enhance the safety and welfare of the students and the overall school community,” reads the resolution. As part of the expanded program, two officers will be placed at Schenectady High School and three others w…
Capital District Man Sentenced After Admitting To Selling Meth Capital District Man Sentenced After Admitting To Selling Meth
Capital District Man Sentenced After Admitting To Selling Meth A Capital District man will spend more than six years in federal prison after admitting to selling methamphetamine. James King, age 33, of Schenectady, was sentenced to 78 months behind bars Thursday, April 28, after pleading guilty to possessing and intending to distribute meth, the US Attorney’s Office said. King told investigators that between February and March 2021, he sold meth twice and possessed the drug with intent to distribute in March 2021, prosecutors said. Altogether, he admitted to selling more than 150 grams of meth. Once King is released from prison, he will have to compl…
'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response, Road Closures In Area 'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response, Road Closures In Area
'Unfounded' Report Of Armed Man Prompts Police Response, Road Closures In Area Police say a 911 call about an armed man pointing a gun out of a window in Schenectady was “unfounded.” The call came in at around 10 a.m. Tuesday with an individual saying they had just seen a man pointing a “large gun” out of a window near S. Brandywine and Odell Street, Schenectady police said. Not surprisingly, the report triggered a large police response, including officers from the Schenectady Police Department, New York State Police, Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office, and the Rotterdam Police Department. Several nearby roads were closed and residents of the apartment building wer…
Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say
Woman Arrested For Driving While High In Area, Having Stolen Credit Cards, Police Say An area woman is behind bars after police found that she was allegedly driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and in possession of several stolen credit cards. Destiny S. Pettway, age 30, of Newburgh, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 26, by New York State Police after troopers responded to a report of a sick person on I-87 in the town of Bethlehem, said Trooper Tara McCormick. According to McCormick, while interviewing Pettaway, troopers determined that she was intoxicated and in possession of drugs, as well as several stolen credit cards. A probable cause search of the vehicle resul…