Quoted from bumblethru: I would like to know the statistics on exactly how many teens were actual residents of Rotterdam or if there were from the surrounding areas. Ya know, the crap that overflows from the city?
If it's coming in from the city, than let the poorly managed city leaders pay the overtime for our guys here in Rotterdam.
With the move of DSS nearer to Bellevue, the problems that often accompany that segment of society will move closer to the Town of Rotterdam.
Don't worry Biag...if the residents continue to re-elect these clowns in, the city will NEVER be cleaned up. Metroplex has been in existence for 10 years already and has not done anything to make Schenectady a better, safer place to live. It has just helped drive the county even deeper into debt.
Their lack of leadership and direction has caused the city to reach an all time low in crime. These leaders were just too busy spending our tax dollar on the two blocks of State Street. And while these incompetent leaders were bit**ing about the cops, they created even MORE social programs to invite even MORE of the scum into our city and county. And now they think that hiring 50 more cops will clean it up. Well it's not! They have so much scum now that it is crawling into Rotterdam for OUR cops to handle....Hence costing Rotterdam more money.
Stratton, Savage and Gillen have lost their ability to conduct business, govern and protect the people. And to give their residents a safe environment. THEY should be held accountable!!!!!
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ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Brian Frey, 40, of Central Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 12 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.
If we move the feeding trough(DSS) closer to anyother town/village in the county---my baby's daddy will have to pay for my cab or give me a ride to the office.....Maybe we should just put the DSS right into the Schenectady Schools.....atleast there the spelling would be correct on the forms and maybe the micro-chips inserted by the school nurse via the national health care system could be started?????
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
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ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Cassandra Gee, 24, of Foster Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 13 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Jennifer Frye, 24, of N. Main Street, Gloversville, was charged Feb. 13 with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Tonya Lee-Hayes, 25, of N. Perry Street, Johnstown, was charged Feb. 13 with fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and petty larceny. Carlos Roman, 24, of Gennesee Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 14 with petty larceny. Kenneth West, 23, of Crane Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 14 with disorderly conduct and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration. Iona Smith, 19, of Clinton Avenue, Albany, was charged Feb. 14 with second-degree aggravated harassment. Sam Orologio, 20, of Bradt Road, Rotterdam Junction, was charged Feb. 15 with disorderly conduct. Anthony Florio, 44, of Ulrich Drive, Rotterdam Junction, was charged Feb. 15 with second-degree harassment and second-degree menacing. Carol Hunt, 50, of Sunset Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 16 with petty larceny. Michael Arras, 17, of Robinwood Avenue, was charged Feb. 16 with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Henry Beasly, 31, of Leden Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 16 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. David Barbour, 56, of Curry Road, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 16 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Edward Dahlin, 33, of Route 7, Howes Cave, was charged Feb. 16 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Arthur Angiolini, 64, of North Pointe 4S, Clifton Park, was charged Feb. 17 with driving while intoxicated and second -degree obstruction of governmental administration. Linda Amell, 50, of Webster Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 18 with petty larceny. David Oliver, 18, of Helderberg Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 18 with possession of marijuana. Anthony Soto, 27, of Cedar Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 19 with aggravated driving while intoxicated and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. Linda Peacock, 39, of Third Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 19 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Jennifer Thomas, 17, of Brandywine Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 20 with petty larceny. Ashlee Weaver-Weglowski, 16, of Oakwood Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 20 with petty larceny. Freida McCommons, 25, of Emmett Street, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 21 with fourth-degree grand larceny. David Villamil, 35, of Manchester Road, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 21 with second-degree aggravated harassment and first-degree criminal contempt. Patrick Emery, 19, of Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady, was charged Feb. 22 with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Karl Weidman, 47, of Fern Avenue, was charged Feb. 23 with dog running at large and failure to prevent dog from damaging. Tarah Kloss, 18, of Palazini Drive, was charged Feb. 25 with two counts of second-degree forgery and fourth-degree grand larceny. Athena Paturso, 16, of Trinity Avenue, was charged Feb. 25 with second-degree harassment. Dominique Henry, 19, of Valentine Avenue, Bronx, was charged Feb. 25 with petty larceny.
Man arrested for drug possession ROTTERDAM — A Delmar man has been arrested on felony drug possession charges after a Thruway traffic stop, authorities said. Matthew L. Taylor, 34, was charged with fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and unlawful possession of marijuana, a violation. Taylor was stopped by state police Wednesday for a traffic infraction. Taylor was arraigned and ordered held on $1,500 bail.
Accident near mall injures passengers ROTTERDAM — A Friday evening accident near Rotterdam Square Mall injured two, police said. The accident happened just after 6:30 p.m. on West Campbell Road at Putnam Road. Two people in the rear of one vehicle were injured, suffering leg injuries. Both had to be extricated. They were taken to Ellis Hospital for treatment. The accident damaged traffic lights at the intersection. Further details on the accident, including identities of those involved, were not available.
Mother, son file excessive force complaint against Rotterdam cops Wednesday, March 19, 2008 By Justin Mason (Contact) Gazette Reporter
ROTTERDAM — Town police are investigating an excessive force complaint lodged against three of its officers, including a sergeant who faced similar allegations in a federal lawsuit filed against the town nearly two years ago. The complaint alleges Sgt. Robert Denny choked Lisa West, while the two other officers, Jeffrey Amoroso and Vincent Stone, attempted to arrest her son, Kenneth West Jr., outside her Greenpoint Avenue residence. The complaint also claims Stone tackled Kenneth West after Denny ordered the other officers to arrest him. Deputy Chief William Manikas acknowledged the department has launched an internal investigation into the complaint. Manikas said investigators have reviewed the complaint and interviewed the officers involved. He said all three remain on active duty, but could face disciplinary action if the allegations are proven. “However, the officers' versions of the events are drastically different than Mr. West’s and Mrs. West’s versions,” Manikas said Tuesday. The complaint stems from the Feb. 14 arrest involving Kenneth West, who was flagged down by Amoroso after he allegedly rolled through a stop sign in front of his family’s home. Shortly after the stop, West claims he and the officer argued and Stone became involved in the incident. West said the officers ordered him out of his truck and threatened to use pepper spray to bring him under control. The situation cooled, West said, until Denny arrived, ordered the officers to arrest West and watched as Stone tackled West to the ground. West alleges Denny then approached his mother, who walked to the scene from her home and was yelling at the officers to leave her son alone. Both Wests claim Denny grabbed Lisa West by the throat and pushed her away from the scene. The mother claims Denny “lost self control” and repeatedly struck her in the chest and arms. In her statement, she said Denny accused all of her children of being “delinquents.” An arrest record from the evening shows Kenneth West was charged with misdemeanor obstructing justice and disorderly conduct, failing to produce a license and disobeying a stop sign, all violations. He was later cited on a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest. West pleaded not guilty to all the charges earlier this month and was released without bail. He is scheduled to reappear in court next week. Lisa West was not charged. Denny was named in a federal lawsuit filed against the town by Donald Garry, a local man with a lengthy rap sheet who was facing a life sentence in prison last year for being a predicate felon. Garry claimed Denny smashed his head into a wall numerous times “without any cause or provocation” while he awaited arraignment on several misdemeanor charges in August 2005. Town Board members agreed to settle the case for $16,000 in December 2007, even though they claimed there was no evidence suggesting Denny did anything wrong. The town attorney said settling the case would inevitably cost the town far less than taking it to trial.
I hope they get to the bottom of this without a lot of hoop-a-la! That always seems to make things so much worse than it actually is.
We all realize that there are thugs out there that call themselves Police Officers. But there are also sumbags out there that call themselves upright, honorable citizens. Obviously someone is not telling the truth.
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I hope they get to the bottom of this without a lot of hoop-a-la! That always seems to make things so much worse than it actually is.
We all realize that there are thugs out there that call themselves Police Officers. But there are also sumbags out there that call themselves upright, honorable citizens. Obviously someone is not telling the truth.
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