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Police Chase Winds Through Adirondack Park

July 23, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYSP logoNew York State Police report they were involved in a pursuit from Utica into the heart of the Adirondacks 90 miles away.

Police say strip spikes were deployed twice, but did not stop the driver. The pursuit ended at Blue Mountain Lake, in Hamilton County. [Read more…] about Police Chase Winds Through Adirondack Park

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Blue Mountain Lake, Crime and Justice, Indian Lake, Inlet, Old Forge, Raquette Lake, State Police, Town of Webb

July 1931: Prohibition Agents Seize A Still Near Lake George

July 8, 2020 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Prohibition Agents Seize StillDuring Prohibition the social life of so many Americans was made criminal overnight. Here’s a little nugget from the July 2, 1931 Ticonderoga Sentinel.

One wonders if the men arrested here ever served any hard time. I suspect they did. [Read more…] about July 1931: Prohibition Agents Seize A Still Near Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Hague, Lake George, Prohibition, State Police, Warren County

No Helmets, Seatbelts: Teen Killed, Others Injured In UTV Crash

May 18, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

NYSP logoOn May 16, 2020, at approximately 4:58 pm, State Police responded to a report of an UTV crash at 659 Fuller Road in the town of Peru, Clinton County. [Read more…] about No Helmets, Seatbelts: Teen Killed, Others Injured In UTV Crash

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Clinton County, peru, State Police

1984 Hamilton Co Homicide Remains Unsolved

April 12, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Darling JrOn October 10, 1984, the body of Robert Darling Jr. was found in a wooded area off the Benson Road in the town of Benson, Hamilton County, New York. His body was discovered by hunters who had been scouting a heavily wooded area approximately 1,000 feet off the north side of the roadway. [Read more…] about 1984 Hamilton Co Homicide Remains Unsolved

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Gloversville, Hamilton County, State Police

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