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Children's Food Program In Troy Had A Charcoal Grill Stolen

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 00:17:59 +0000

A charcoal grill that was used by the Missing Link AME Zion Church in Troy was stolen on Friday, April 19, 2013. According to a story from the Times Union, the grill was used for the church’s ‘Feed-A-Kid’ program. The program was set up to feed children in the north central neighborhood in Troy, around [...]

A Mechanicville Small Business Was Robbed On Easter Sunday

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:11:22 +0000

When most people think about Easter Sunday, they’re not usually thinking about crime, but a small, local business was robbed on Easter, March 31, 2013. Faldoni’s Delicatessen And Catering at the corner of Park Avenue and Route 32 in Mechanicville was broken into, and had thousands of dollars stolen from it. In a story that [...]

Albany Area Man Robs A Schaghticoke Mobil Mart Then Runs Out Of Gas

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 01:13:30 +0000

Two people went into the Mobil Mart at 166 Main Street, in the Rensselaer County village of Schaghticoke and helped themselves to a few things like several hundred packs of cigarettes, lottery tickets and $200 cash. This happened on Thursday, February 7, 2013. What they didn’t take was gasoline. After they robbed the store, one [...]

Another Attempt At Stealing A Television At An Albany Area Walmart

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:22:34 +0000

Last week, I told you about an Albany man that tried to steal a couple of televisions from the Rensselaer Walmart, and now there was another attempt to do it again. This time there were three men involved, but only one television. Just a little side note - The Rensselaer Walmart is a store that is always open.

Albany Man Tried To Steal Two Televisions From Walmart

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 01:15:48 +0000

On Friday, January 25, 2013, an Albany man went to the Walmart Supercenter on on Troy Road in East Greenbush, left the store with two 47 inch flat screen televisions in his shopping cart.

Albany Area Mini Mart Robbed And The Robber Got Caught

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:43:59 +0000

On Saturday November 3, 2012, the A+ Mini Mart on Exchange Street and Everett Road in Colonie was robbed. It happened about 10:19 p.m. In a story that I saw on News 10 ABC, 32 year old Kathina Duncan went into the store and gave the impression that she had a weapon, and then robbed [...]

Major ATM Fail Makes Someone a Millionaire – Who Takes The Fall? [POLL]

Richie Phillips — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 12:18:54 +0000

How do things like this slip through the corporate cracks? And this was no small bank here. We’re talking Bank Of Freekin’ America. Check this story out and get ready to giggle and shake your head uncontrollably According to Bankrate.com, the Bank Of America Ronald Page, a customer of BOFA started withdrawing with his ATM [...]

A Couple Allegedly Robbed An Albany Area Pet Store

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:08:37 +0000

A woman that used to work at a pet store, and her boyfriend allegedly broke into it, and stole money. This happened on June 20, 2012. In a story from the Times Union, 32 year old Tague Relyea allegedly stole vehicle, in Albany. Relyea picked up his girlfriend, Rebecca Gray, and went to the Healthy [...]

Man Wants to Use A Woman's Phone But Steals Money From Her

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:32:11 +0000

A man from Troy went to an 84-year-old woman’s home in Brunswick. He asked if he could use her phone, but he wasn’t calling someone because his car broke down. This happened on Monday night. In a story from the Times Union, 60-year-old Michael P. Dongelewic did get into her home and then threatened to [...]

[UPDATE] St. John's Episcopal Church In Troy Was Robbed

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:29:34 +0000

Updated at 1:30 p.m. There has been an arrest of two Albany area men that stole some ‘priceless’ religious artifacts from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Troy. In a story from the Times Union, 30-year-old James Zaremski from Albany, and 32-year-old Joseph Plouff from Watervliet tried to pawn the stolen goods in New Haven, Connecticut. [...]

St. John's Episcopal Church In Troy Was Robbed

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:07:09 +0000

Several ‘priceless’ religious artifacts were stolen from St. John’s Episcopal Church on First Street in Troy. I saw this in a story on YNN. The robbery took place sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning. The church does have an alarm system but the suspect found a way to get past it. Father Schlossgerg [...]

Albany Jewelry Store Robbed

GNA — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:44:03 +0000

Guilderland - Three men looted Frank Adams Jewelers in Stuyvesant Plaza Thursday night. The men entered the store just after 8pm. They tied up two of the employees while a third employee hid in the bathroom and called 911. One of the men displayed a black handgun, according to police radio broadcasts and another used a hammer to smash open [...]

Lockout At Three Albany Area Schools Because Of Robbery And Assault At Northway Mall

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:53:40 +0000

This morning around 9:30 a.m., A female worker at Super Shoes in Northway Mall was punched in the head and knocked down as she was going to make a bank deposit. This was witnessed by a Colonie Police officer who happened to be in the area at the time of the robbery. The officer was [...]

Robbery Suspect Tackled And Pinned In Albany By The Woman He Robbed

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:39:01 +0000

Michelle Williamson was at an Albany restaurant, on the corner of Quail Street and Western Avenue, when someone took her wallet of her table. The crook is Antonio Lucas. During the chase, Lucas knocked her down. Someone saw struggle and called 9-1-1. After that struggle ended, Michelle chased Lucas again. The best part of this [...]

Colonie Gas Station Robbed For $15 Dollars

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:07:47 +0000

The Sunoco station on Exchange Street in Colonie was robbed early Monday morning. The person held up the employee at gunpoint and stole $15 dollars. If the bandit gets caught, they could get 25 years in prison. In a story from the Times Union, the description of the thief is white, in his mid-to-late 20s, [...]