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Albany PD seeking termination of officers accused of double dipping

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany Police Department is recommending three officers be fired for an alleged double dipping scheme. The officers are accused of clocking in at the Albany Housing Authority while working as on-duty police officers. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! They were suspended without pay in October. Police Chief Eric Hawkins said the recommendation to fire them was made after the department finished its own investigation.The officers are expected to challenge their termination if it's finalized. An outside agency is also looking into whether criminal charges should be filed.

Student-run bank teaching students financial literacy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Mohonasen High School got a special addition on Thursday. First New York Federal Credit Union opened a new branch inside the Mohonasen Center for Advanced Technology building.The bank will be student-run and allows high schoolers to volunteer to be tellers and take part in transactions. Students said they are excited to have a safe environment to learn more about saving money and financial literacy. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! "I think it will be good for the younger students who maybe haven't opened a bank account or had any financial literacy skills, but I think it would be good to deposit money -- maybe save for college, maybe a new PlayStation," senior Riley Schoonmaker said.This is the third high school branch that First New York Federal Credit Union has opened in the region. Two others are located in Schenectady High School and Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School.

New York Democrats pick former Rep. Tom Suozzi to run for George Santos's seat

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

New York Democrats on Thursday picked former Rep. Tom Suozzi (N.Y.) as their party’s nominee for the special election to replace Republican ex-Rep. George Santos (N.Y.), who was expelled from the House last week.“I will work day and night with both parties to deliver for the people, to make living here more affordable, safer and better. I delivered for this district before, and I will do it again by putting you ahead of partisanship. Let’s reject the nonsense and get back to work,” Suozzi said in a statement shared to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, shortly after news broke of his nomination.Suozzi previously served in the New York’s 3rd District before leaving to launch a gubernatorial bid and had been widely expected to challenge the embattled Santos to regain his House seat. Santos was ousted from the House after a brief tenure plagued with scandals. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) announced earlier this week that the special election to fill his vacancy will be held Fe...

Missouri's top educator warns of 'domino effect' with four-day school weeks

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Around 30 percent of Missouri's school districts are only in session for four days a week this year. Missouri's top educator says this recent trend is part of a domino effect.A law to allow four-day school weeks in Missouri was approved more than a decade ago to help schools save money after the recession, but the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says it's now being used as a perk to retain teachers. "We have to be very, very sure and certain that this is the right choice for our state if we're going to continue down that path," said Missouri DESE Commissioner Margie Vandeven. "I've been very vocal about concerns that I have when a school district elects to just shut a school door and shut things done on that fifth day." Alderman proposes open-carry trigger law in St. Louis As the state suffers from a large shortage of educators, some schools are pivoting to four-day weeks. This year, nearly 170 Missouri public school districts have i...

Boulder County bighorn sheep was single, ready to mingle… and stuck on a roof

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

A bighorn sheep became stuck on the roof and deck of a Boulder County Home for more than 24 hours on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. The ram eventually left after Colorado Parks and Wildlife cut a space in a deck railing. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife)A bighorn sheep became stuck on the roof and deck of a Boulder County home for more than 24 hours this week, likely while he was looking for a mate, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.Related ArticlesColorado News | The wolves are coming to Colorado, and the state has stockpiled explosives and deterrents. How are ranchers preparing? Colorado News | Opinion: Out-of-state hunters aren’t the problem. Here’s how to sustain and improve hunting in the West. Colorado News | Missing Bernese mountain dog found by hikers in Colorado mountains after nearly two months Colorado News | Opinion: The elephants at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo deserve more than an acre Colorado News | ...

Man killed in Sunday shooting outside liquor store in Arapahoe County

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

A 29-year-old man was killed in a shooting outside a liquor store in unincorporated Arapahoe County on Sunday evening and the suspect remains at large.According to a Thursday afternoon email from Arapahoe County Public Information Officer Ginger Delgado, two men were shot outside the store in the 2200 block of Quebec Street.The two men were taken to the hospital where the 29-year-old was pronounced deceased, Delgado said. He was identified on Dec. 4 by the Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office as Diego Jesus Lopez Manrrique, according to a statement released by the office Thursday.The second man, who is not the suspect, survived the shooting, Delgado confirmed Thursday.The coroner’s office stated the manner of Lopez Manrrique’s death is homicide.The suspect fled the scene and remains at large, Delgado said. The shooting is under investigation.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Denver police shot armed man who refused to follow orders for four minutes, ...

Jury finds defendant guilty on all counts in 2022 killing of Arvada police Officer Dillon Vakoff

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

By Stephanie Butzer, Denver7A man accused of killing an Arvada police officer in 2022 amid a violent family disturbance has been found guilty on all counts by a jury in Jefferson County.Sonny Thomas Almanza III was standing trial in connection with the deadly shooting of Arvada Officer Dillon Vakoff, 27, and non-fatal shooting of a woman in the early hours of Sept. 11, 2022.The jury reached a verdict on Thursday, one day after prosecutors and the defense presented their closing arguments. They found Almanza guilty on all counts, which included first-degree murder of a peace officer with extreme indifference, first-degree murder after deliberation, first-degree murder with extreme indifference, attempted murder, second-degree assault, possessing a weapon as a felon, possessing a large-capacity magazine during a crime and trespassing.Sentencing was set for Dec. 14 at 2:30 p.m.Read more at Denver7.Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

Denver police shot armed man who refused to follow orders for four minutes, video shows

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

Denver police officers spent four minutes trying to reason with an armed man who refused to comply with orders before they shot him two times as he reached behind his back where a gun was wedged between his belt and pants, according to body-worn camera footage released Thursday.The 32-year-old man was shot twice by police and has since been released from the hospital, Cmdr. Matt Clark said at a Thursday news conference intended to update the public on the investigation. The man is charged with unlawfully carrying a firearm and carrying a prohibited high-capacity magazine.Police were patrolling the Cedar Run apartment complex at 888 South Oneida St. at 1:40 p.m. on Nov. 27 when they noticed the man moving boxes outside of his vehicle and saw he had a handgun between his belt and pants on the back side of his waistband, Clark said. Loud music can be heard blaring from a black truck in body-worn camera footage as officers ordered the man to put his hands on his head and get on his knee...

Former La Habra police chief sentenced to 11 years in prison for bringing weapons, tactical gear to Capitol riot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

A Texas man who previously served as the chief of the La Habra Police Department has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Alan Hostetter, 59, who most recently lived in Poolville, Texas, was sentenced to 135 months in prison on Thursday following a previous conviction of four felonies earlier this year.Hostetter, who opted to represent himself in his trial, was convicted of charges including conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and entering a restricted building with a dangerous weapon.The United States Department of Justice said Hostetter brought tactical gear, pepper spray and hatchets to the Capitol when he and other supporters of former President Donald Trump attempted to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.Hostetter was retired from law enforcement and working as a yoga instructor when he planned and coordinated with other defendants to obstruct and interfere with the joint...

UNLV gunman had list of targets at the university and 150 rounds of ammunition, police say

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:52:38 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The 67-year-old gunman who killed three faculty members and wounded a fourth in a roughly 10-minute rampage at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, had a list of targets at the school and 150 additional rounds of ammunition, police said Thursday.Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill identified the suspect, who was killed in a shootout with police, as Anthony Polito, a longtime business professor who was living in nearby Henderson, Nevada. The sheriff said at a news conference that investigators were still looking into a motive but noted that Polito applied for several jobs at various colleges and universities in Nevada and was denied the job each time.McMahill said targets on Polito’s list also included faculty members at East Carolina University in North Carolina, where Polito was a professor at the university's business school from 2001 to 2017.“None of the individuals on the target list became a victim,” McMahill said, adding that police have contacted everyone on ...