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

The court will decide if an addict who stole from unlocked lockers gets treatment or punishment.

A homeless man is accused of harassing congregants of Mount Moriah Ministries.

After hearing from its accounting firm last week, the Rensselaerville Town Board decided to cautiously continue using the firm after state police charged the supervisor last month with writing checks to himself.

An 18-year-old male was arrested at his home in East Berne Sunday night after a 17-year-old female called police Friday to report being groped.

ALBANY COUNTY — Dennis Grant, 44, of Knox was sentenced on Friday to 12 years to life in state prison for second-degree attempted burglary, a violent felony — the fifth in a string of burglary-related convictions. At his sentencing, Grant was classified as a mandatory persistent felon.

A woman assaulted her partner and started to hit and choke his daughter when the daughter tried to get her father away.

Samuel Groezinger’s attorney says he may receive youthful-offender status.

Tod Mell received his $91,290 annual salary from the Guilderland School District from the time that he was placed on administrative leave in April 2018 until Dec. 27. His letter of resignation was accepted by the school board at its Dec. 18 meeting.