Police: Sex offender did not register

QUEENSBURY -- A Level 3 sex offender who moved without notifying police or state officials as required by law has been charged with a felony, police records show.

Nov 19, 2009 | 11:45 pm | (0) Comments

Police looking into case of dog taken from shelter

KINGSBURY -- Police are investigating a burglary to the SPCA of Upstate New York's shelter in which a single puppy was stolen.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:30 pm | (0) Comments

Man gets 6 years in prison for assault

FORT EDWARD -- A 32-year-old South Glens Falls man was sentenced to 6 years in state prison on Thursday for assaulting a woman in March, Washington County District Attorney Kevin Kortright said.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:00 pm | (0) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Woman charged in phone theft

GLENS FALLS -- A Queensbury woman faces two misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing a cellphone from a fellow bar patron early Thursday, police said.

Nov 19, 2009 | 6:05 am | (1) Comments

Sex offender charged with failing to register

WHITEHALL -- A registered sex offender was arrested Monday on a charge he failed to register after he moved to a new home, police said.

Nov 18, 2009 | 7:05 pm | (0) Comments

Man faces felony DWI charge

MALTA -- A Fort Edward man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated early Wednesday after he was pulled over on Northline Road near its intersection with Route 50, State Police said.

Nov 18, 2009 | 7:00 pm | (0) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Two charged in shoplifting incident

GLENS FALLS -- Two men were arrested early Tuesday after they allegedly shoplifted food from the Cumberland Farms store in Glens Falls, police said.

Nov 17, 2009 | 6:15 am | (0) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Two face felony marijuana charges

NORTH HUDSON -- Two Virginia residents face felony marijuana possession charges after a traffic stop on the Northway, police records show.

Nov 17, 2009 | 6:05 am | (0) Comments

Sex offender charged with unauthorized move

WHITEHALL -- A registered sex offender who moved from Queensbury to Whitehall without notifying police or state officials was arrested and jailed Monday, officials said.

Nov 16, 2009 | 4:10 pm | (0) Comments

Police: Man driving on sidewalk was drunk

GLENS FALLS -- A Queensbury man who police said was driving a motorcycle on a sidewalk Friday night was charged with felony driving while intoxicated, officials said.

Nov 16, 2009 | 1:35 pm | (0) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Man charged with DWI in Northway crash

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- A Schenectady man faces a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated after his vehicle collided with another at Exit 15 of the Northway late Friday, police records show.

Nov 16, 2009 | 5:55 am | (0) Comments

EVENING UPDATE -- 28 arrested at illegal party

LAKE LUZERNE -- Police arrested 28 people Saturday night for trespassing at the Hudson River Rafting Co.

Nov 15, 2009 | 7:35 pm | (0) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Assault on bar owner investigated

GLENS FALLS -- Glens Falls Police are investigating a Saturday morning attack on the owner of The Spotlight bar that left the owner and a bouncer injured, police said.

Nov 15, 2009 | 6:25 am | (13) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Two girls charged in Friday brush fire

HUDSON FALLS -- Two 12-year-old girls have been charged with arson in a Friday afternoon brush fire that scorched a half-acre near the Feeder Canal, police said.

Nov 15, 2009 | 6:15 am | (0) Comments

Morning Update: Level 1 sex offenders arrested for failing to register new addresses

QUEENSBURY -- Two Level 1 sex offenders were arrested and charged with felonies after moving and failing to notifying police.

Nov 14, 2009 | 5:30 am | (0) Comments

Queensbury man, 24, dies in pickup truck rollover

By DON LEHMAN dlehman@poststar.com

QUEENSBURY -- A Queensbury man was killed early Friday when a pickup truck he was driving flipped over on Queensbury Avenue, throwing him from the vehicle, police said.

Nov 13, 2009 | 10:15 am | (7) Comments

MORNING UPDATE -- Woman charged with felony DWI

GLENS FALLS -- A Queensbury woman was charged with felony driving while intoxicated early Friday after she was pulled over for talking on a handheld cellphone while driving, police said.

Nov 13, 2009 | 6:25 am | (0) Comments

Studio owner faces two felony charges

CHESTER -- A 33 year-old woman was arrested Monday for allegedly stealing deposits and payments designated for dance costumes from clients at the dance studio she owns.

Nov 13, 2009 | 12:10 am | (0) Comments

Former clerk charged in fraud case

NORTH HUDSON -- A former North Hudson Town Court clerk was arrested and charged with a felony after more than $2,000 went missing from the town court.

Nov 13, 2009 | 12:05 am | (0) Comments