At his arrest on Jan. 16 at Guilderland’s Carpenter Village Apartments, the court heard, numerous law-enforcement officials with guns drawn pulled Raymond Donlon from his vehicle to the entryway of his building and said they wanted to search his apartment.

Police say a man from Albany tried to get into a home by throwing a large rock through a window.

Footprints indicate someone broke into the Rensselaerville farm and stole the young goats, police say.

Police have not received any reports of Donlon having abused any children in Guilderland.

Most defendants surrender on the day of sentencing, said Cecilia Walsh, spokeswoman for the Albany County District Attorney’s Office.

Sterling Jewelers Inc. — doing business as Kay Jewelers, Jared The Galleria of Jewelry, and several other brands — had agreed to pay $11 million in penalties after an investigation by the state Attorney General’s Office and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau showed that Sterling signed consumers up for store credit cards without the their knowledge or consent.

Bethlehem Police believe a motorist was stopped by the driver of an unmarked car who was impersonating a cop. What should you do in that situation?

It was an unusual case, in which there was never any public description of what Tod Mell did almost a decade ago to endanger the welfare of his then fifth-grade student, a 10-year-old girl. But the terms of Mell’s probation include sex-offender conditions.

Two different apps popular with young people — MeetMe and SnapChat — allowed the rapist to find and threaten his juvenile victim.

Keep vehicles locked, keep valuables out of sight, and park in well-lit areas when possible, say police