Saratoga Springs Man Accused Of Flashing Girls Near School Hurled Chair At Jail Window: Cops
A Capital Region man originally arrested for exposing himself to underage girls near an elementary school is facing new accusations, authorities said Sunday, Oct. 4.
Tristan Sirchia, 30, of Greenfield, threw a chair into a window while locked up in Saratoga County jail on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the county sheriff’s office said. He caused damage in excess of $1,500, police said.
Sirchia was charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, then arraigned in Milton Town Court and hauled back to county jail, authorities said.
Back in March, Sirchia was arrested for an incident near Lake A…
Bomb-Making Materials Found In Mansfield Home Shared With 3 Others, Police Say
A Connecticut man faces explosives charges after police say he made and stored explosive materials in a home where three other people lived, authorities said.
Aleksi Javanainen, 30, was arrested Thursday, Oct. 2, after a domestic incident, Connecticut State Police said. A second search warrant led police to bomb-making materials at his Hanks Hill Road home in Mansfield on Oct. 3.
Officers seized fuels, oxidizers, acids and corrosives from the first floor, police said.
The Connecticut State Police Bomb Squad carried out a “controlled disposal” at the property Saturday after the search…
Driver Hospitalized After Flipping Car, Landing In Brush In Carmel
A driver was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle rollover crash in Putnam County Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, fire officials said.
The crash happened near 173 Fair St. in Carmel at around 2:18 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Carmel Fire Department.
Firefighters said one person was trapped inside the overturned vehicle, prompting a response from the Carmel Fire Department, Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Empress EMS Medic 3, and Carmel Police.
Before fire and EMS crews arrived, however, a Putnam County Sheriff's Office sergeant who was in the area helped the driver out …
Teen Torched Grocery Store Bathroom Before Armed Foot Chase In Milton: Cops
A Capital Region teenager attempted to start a fire at a local grocery store, then threatened people with a knife, police said.
Samuel W. Carter, 18, of Providence, was arrested following the chaotic scene at a Milton shopping center next to Saratoga County Airport, the county sheriff’s office said Monday, Oct. 5.
Carter first took a quart of oil from a Hannaford grocery store around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, then poured it onto the bathroom floor and a cardboard box, police said. He then set them on fire, intentionally damaging the business, according to investigators.
Additionally, Carte…
Automatic Gunfire Ambush That Killed PA Man Ends With 3 Sentenced: Lehigh County DA
Thirteen bullets fired in approximately one second from a handgun converted to fully automatic gunfire killed a 22-year-old passenger during an ambush — and now the third man charged in the attack has been sentenced.
Frederick Antwan Marks Jr., 26, of Bath, pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit third-degree murder, and aggravated assault in the Aug. 31, 2022, killing of Najeer Lane, 22, of Allentown, Lehigh County District Attorney Gavin P. Holihan announced Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Marks was sentenced Tuesday, Oct. 6, by Judge Thomas M. Caffrey to 15 to 30 years in state pr…
