A city of Schenectady man faces five felonies, accused of stealing phones and other items from stores in the Rotterdam Square mall, police said. Police charged Leon I. Banks, 40, of 13 State St., with four counts of burglary Friday and one count of grand larceny. He is accused of taking cellphones and other electronic devices worth $5,000 from AT&T and Sprint kiosks in the mall on Tuesday and Wednesday. Store surveillance allegedly recorded Banks breaking into the kiosks, police said. Banks is in Schenectady County Jail without bail.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT William Jones, 66, of Albany Street, Schenectady, was charged April 8 with petty larceny. Farhana Najiba, 18, of Jerry Street, Schenectady, was charged April 8 with petty larceny. Elizabeth Wilder, 18, of Vley Road, Schenectady, was charged April 8 with petty larceny. Emmanuel Isaac, 24, of Central Avenue, Albany, was charged April 8 with second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Josephine Davis, 63, of Miles Standish Road, was charged April 8 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Orlando Lovero, 32, of Locust Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 8 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Paul DiDonna, 47, of Altamont Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 9 with second-degree harassment. Nebu Babu, 26, of Harvard Street, Schenectady, was charged April 9 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Shailee Hockford, 16, of 12th. Street, Schenectady, was charged April 10 with petty larceny. Joseph Albert, 21, of Woodgate, was charged April 11 with driving while intoxicated, a felony. Timmothy Planty, 16, of California Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 11 with trespassing. Joshua Danzy Palmer, 16, of Steinmetz Homes, Schenectady, was charged April 12 with petty larceny. Justin Graham, 17, of Hoffman Lane, was charged April 13 with second-degree criminal trespassing and petty larceny. Marc Wienclawski, 20, of Draper Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 13 with second-degree criminal trespassing. Benjamin Restifo, 20, of Adams Road, Schenectady, was charged April 13 with petty larceny. Linda Brown, 30, of Broadway, was charged April 14 with seconddegree aggravated harassment. Jeremy Goodway, 27, of Kyer Farm Road, Ganesvoort, was charged April 14 with fourth-degree grand larceny. Alec Martin, 23, of Union Street, Schenectady, was charged April 14 with second-degree harassment. Michael Lamalfa, 20, of Ontario Street, Schenectady, was charged April 14 with fourth-degree criminal mischief.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Rabindranauth Mohan, 40, of Sheridan Avenue, Bronx, was charged April 15 with petty larceny. Adrianna Albert, 16, of Long Avenue, was charged April 15 with disorderly conduct. Robert Carson, 38, of Remsen Street, Cohoes, was charged April 15 with issuing a bad check. Miriam Rodriguez, 56, of Stanley Street, Schenectady, was charged April 15 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Nicole McDaniel, 23, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged April 16 with endangering the welfare of a child and petty larceny. Keith Thomas, 40, of Albany Street, Schenectady, was charged April 16 with petty larceny. Shanelle Rivera, 25, of Dean Street, Schenectady, was charged April 16 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Vincent Salvo, 16, of Gray Street, was charged April 17 with disorderly conduct. Joshua Wise, 17, of William Street, Schenectady, was charged with first-degree false reporting of an incident. Aaron Thompkins, 45, of Haigh Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 20 with aggravated driving while intoxicated. Richard Jorgensen, 29, of Ft. Johnson Avenue, Fort Johnson, was charged April 20 with driving while intoxicated and unlawful possession of marijuana. Joanne Farina, 47, of Bancker Avenue, Scotia, was charged April 21 with second-degree aggravated harassment and second-degree criminal contempt.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Kyle Morrell, 21, of Lafayette Street, Schenectady, was charged April 22 with petty larceny. Tyree Saxon, 18, of Fourth Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 22 with second-degree harassment. Tashan Cook, 19, of Foster Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 22 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Timothy Ormond, 44, of Hulett Street, Schenectady, was charged April 23 with petty larceny. Jonathan Parker, 20, of Irving Street, Schenectady, was charged April 23 with third-degree bail jumping, fourth-degree criminal mischief and criminal possession of stolen property. Joshua Lewis, 17, of Granville Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 23 with second-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief. Jesse Montgomery, 33, of Clarendon Street, Schenectady, was charged April 23 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Carlo Viscusi, 27, of Dahlia Street, Schenectady, was charged April 24 with second-degree harassment. Jill Viscusi, 39, of Dahlia Street, Schenectady, was charged April 24 with second-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Ernest Ford, 41, of Furbeck Road, Duanesburg, was charged April 24 with second-degree harassment. Nicole McDaniel, 23, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged April 24 with third-degree bail jumping. Leon Banks, 40, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged April 25 with two counts of third-degree burglary, third-degree grand larceny and two counts of petty larceny. Ashley Dwyer, 19, of Sixth Avenue, Gloversville, was charged April 25 with petty larceny. Jesse Nadler, 26, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged April 25 with petty larceny. Margaret VanWagner, 41, of Garner Avenue, Niskayuna, was charged April 25 with petty larceny. Brianne Vecchio, 20, of Wooster Street, Gloversville, was charged April 25 with petty larceny. Jocelyn Waschsmuth, 17, of Ridge Road, Scotia, was charged April 25 with petty larceny. Lamar Belk, 20, of Park Place, Schenectady, was charged April 26 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Adrianna Albert, 16, of Long Avenue, was charged April 27 with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Anthony Soto, 27, of Cedar Street, Schenectady, was charged April 27 with aggravated driving while intoxicated and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Joseph Cranker, 24, of Route 158, Altamont, was charged April 28 with petty larceny. Thomas Newell, 23, of Curry Road, was charged April 28 with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Linda Brown, 30, of Broadway, was charged April 28 with seconddegree aggravated harassment.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT John Mackasesi, 44, of Marion Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 28 with petty larceny. Jose Rivera, 23, of Glen Avenue, Amsterdam, was charged April 28 with petty larceny. Ashley Rogers, 19, of Fort Hunter Road, was charged April 28 with petty larceny. Kasie Saxby, 18, of Union Street, Schenectady, was charged April 28 with petty larceny.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Ashley Dwyer, 19, of Sixth Avenue, Gloversville, was charged April 29 with petty larceny. Jesse Nadler, 26, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged April 29 with petty larceny. Brianne Vecchio, 20, of Wooster Street, Gloversville, was charged April 29 with petty larceny. Jocelyn Waschsmuth, 17, of Ridge Road, Scotia, was charged April 29 with petty larceny. Andrew Miller, 22, of Tenth Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 29 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Joseph Kruppenbacher, 62, of Besch Avenue, Albany, was charged April 30 with two counts of fi rstdegree unlawful imprisonment and first-degree attempted rape. Devine Muhammad, 48, of N. Johnson Street, New Orleans, was charged April 30 with petty larceny. Tara Newton, 16, of Norfork Avenue, Schenectady, was charged April 30 with petty larceny. Brittany Vogel, 17, of Bridge Street, Schenectady, was charged May 1 with petty larceny. Harpreet Singh, 31, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 2 with petty larceny. Elizabeth Foote, 19, of Howard Street, Schenectady, was charged May 3 with petty larceny. James Long, 27, of Tsatswassa Lake Road, East Nassa, was charged May 3 with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated, a felony. Roscoe Foster, 28, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged may 5 with unlawful possession of marijuana. Paul DiDonna, 47, of Cedar Street, Schenectady, was charged May 5 with second-degree criminal contempt. John Staufenberg, 35, of Union Street, Schenectady, was charged May 5 with fourth-degree criminal mischief.
Women admit to beating, robbing elderly Rotterdam resident May 28, 2008 By Steven Cook (Contact) Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — Two city women accused of following an elderly woman to her Rotterdam home last year and beating and robbing her have agreed to a plea deal. Dominique Lucas, 21, and Tiffany Tolliver, 20, admitted in Schenectady County Court this afternoon that they attacked the 88-year-old woman Sept. 8 after following her home from a store. Each agreed to plead guilty to one felony count of first-degree robbery, with Tolliver to be sentenced to 18 years in prison and Lucas to 16 years. The women admitted in court that they targeted the woman as she shopped at Ocean State Job Lot in Crosstown Plaza. They said they followed the woman back to Victoria Court Apartments off Fort Hunter Road, then jumped her from behind, beat her and made off with her purse. Tolliver admitted to throwing a cup of bleach in the woman's face during the attack. Lucas was eight months' pregnant at the time of the attack, while Tolliver left her two-week-old child in the car and her 17-month-old child home alone during the attack. The elderly woman suffered multiple cuts and bruises to her face and torso and was hospitalized overnight. Police arrested the two after they found the car they were driving at the time of the attack parked at Hannaford Plaza, while they were shopping at A.J. Wright with the elderly woman's credit cards. The two were arrested after purchasing about $450 worth of clothing.
Rotterdam internal probe clears 3 cops NAACP chapter wants FBI action after traffic stop where mother of motorist says she was mistreated
By PAUL NELSON, Staff writer First published: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
ROTTERDAM -- A police sergeant and two patrol officers have been cleared by the department of wrongdoing stemming from an altercation last month with a woman who said she was roughed up when she tried to come to her son's defense. But Fred Clark of the Schenectady chapter of the NAACP said Tuesday he has little confidence in the department's ability to police itself, and has requested the FBI office in Albany to get involved in the case that began with the arrest of Kenneth West Jr.
The Schenectady man was pulled over by Officer Jeffrey Amoroso the night of Valentine's Day for allegedly running a stop sign at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and Rabbetoy Street -- a block from his parents' home, Deputy Chief William Manikas said. West, 23, became obstinate and tried to get out of his pickup truck despite repeated warnings by the officers for him to stay inside the vehicle, said Manikas in discussing the findings of the internal probe that wrapped up Monday. At the same time, West's relatives arrived on the scene and, according to police, added to the commotion by attempting to intervene. Amoroso called for backup, and when Officer Vincent West and Sgt. Robert Denny arrived most of the West family backed off. Kenneth West's mother, Lisa West, continued screaming at the police officers, Manikas said. Officers West and Amoroso managed to get Kenneth West Jr. out of the vehicle and on the ground, but were still struggling to handcuff him when Lisa West came toward them, Manikas said. "Initially he (Denny) was motioning and then physically pushed her in the shoulder," said Manikas. After arresting Kenneth West Jr., the officers got into their police cruisers and drove away, Manikas said. In her complaint filed with the civil rights group, Lisa West said Denny "lost control" and "grabbed me by the throat and walked me back and then started hitting me in the chest and shoulders, most in the chest, eight to eleven times." She also alleges Denny called the West kids delinquents before hauling away Kenneth West without reading him his rights. Kenneth West Jr. offers a similar version in his complaint with the NAACP. He is scheduled to appear in Rotterdam Town Court on Thursday where he faces charges of running a stop sign, obstructing governmental administration, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. Manikas said that as part of the internal probe, the department talked with four witnesses in addition to the officers and the Wests. He and Lt. Jason Murphy also met with the Wests and Clark last Tuesday. "The officers did exactly what they were trained to do and it was consistent with the policy and procedures or using reasonable force," Manikas said, again citing the findings of the internal probe. Manikas said one of the officers in his written report admitted cursing during the encounter, a violation of department rules, for which he will be disciplined. Lisa West was not charged and there are no indications she suffered any injuries. Paul Nelson can be reached at 454-5347
Police seek suspect in Dunkin' Donuts robbery First published: Sunday, June 1, 2008
SCHENECTADY -- Police departments in the eastern part of the county were searching Saturday night for a man suspected of robbing a Dunkin' Donuts store.
According to Lt. Brian Kilcullen, the suspect entered the store at 1200 State St. at about 9:46 p.m., displayed a gun in his pocket and demanded money. The clerk complied, handing over an undetermined amount of cash from the store's register before the suspect fled toward Albany Street. No one was injured, Kilcullen said. The suspect was described as a white man in his 20s wearing a blue bandana over his face, jean shorts and a brown shirt. That description matches a suspect Rotterdam police were searching for in connection with an attempted robbery earlier of a convenience store on Altamont Avenue, according to police radio bulletins. No one was immediately arrested.
Seeping in worse and worse. Our leaders SHOULD be concerned with what is happening in the city since there is no 'wall of China' that separates us. These people here in post 294 who the police arrested, they had a complint filed with the NAACP, and they are white people, just trying to cause trouble, not black people being discriminated against!
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Kim Samuels, 48, of Glenwood Boulevard, Schenectady, was charged May 7 with petty larceny. Kathleen Williams, 43, of Craig Street, Schenectady, was charged May 7 with petty larceny. Alice Damuth-Goessler, 64, of Main Street, Rotterdam Junction, was charged May 7 with driving while intoxicated and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration. Holly Kaoenian, 17, of Lake Hill Road, Burnt Hills, was charged May 7 with petty larceny. Kevin Sheroka, 19, of Vermont Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 8 with second-degree aggravated harassment and third-degree bail jumping. Lameik Degroate, 16, of Robinson Street, Schenectady, was charged May 8 with petty larceny. Aaron Wittig, 27, of Cleveland Street, Albany, was charged May 8 with petty larceny. Michael Arsenault, 24, of Northville, was charged May 9 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and petty larceny., Joenthan Maisonette, 28, of Becker Street, Schenectady, was charged May 12 with fourth-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree bail jumping. Lisa Whittaker, 42, of Melrose Street, was charged May 12 with second-degree aggravated harassment.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Curtis Tunstall, 25, of Benson Street, Albany, was charged May 13 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Keith Marr, 21, of Wellington Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 13 with second-degree harassment. George Biancosino, 45, of Burdeck Street, Schenectady, was charged May 14 with driving with ability impaired by drugs. Imelda Cobian, 25, of Guilderland Avenue, was charged May 14 with second-degree assault and seconddegree criminal trespassing. Amanda Lipscomb, 24, of Guilderland Avenue, was charged May 14 with second-degree criminal trespassing. Kanema Haynes, 26, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 14 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Stefani Lopez, 22, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 14 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Donald Birch, 24, of Ontario Street, Schenectady, was charged May 15 with third-degree bail jumping, disorderly conduct and seconddegree obstruction of governmental administration. William DiDonna, 32, of Washington Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 15 with second-degree criminal contempt. Lawrence White, 20, of E. State Street, Dolgeville, was charged May 15 with petty larceny. Matthew Lawson, 22, of Norwood Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 17 with petty larceny. Sharon Tougas, 50, of Cedar Lane, Greenville, was charged May 17 with disorderly conduct, second-degree harassment and resisting arrest. Rashaun Priest, 19, of Hawk Street, Schenectady, was charged May 17 with petty larceny. Joshua Pieniazek, 21, of Windy Hill Road, Princetown, was charged May 18 with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Brian Kedik, 32, of Stark Terrace, Ballston Spa, was charged May 19 with second-degree forgery and third-degree grand larceny. Edward Meddaugh, 29, of Campbell Avenue, Schenectady, was charged May 19 with issuing a bad check. Thomas Rossner, 23, of Phillips Road, Schenectady, was charged May 19 with aggravated driving while intoxicated. Brian Whitaker, 46, of Rynex Corners Road, Pattersonville, was charged May 19 with second-degree harassment.
ROTTERDAM Two men arrested in burglary probe Police say pair linked to several incidents BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Steven Cook at 395-3122 or scook@dailygazette.net.
Surveillance paid off Tuesday morning with the arrest of two suspects in a string of burglaries police in Schenectady and Rotterdam had been investigating over the past month. Police made the arrests just after 1 a.m. when they spotted two men on bicycles on Helderberg Avenue. Police had already focused on suspects. The men were taken back to the station and questioned. One admitted involvement and the other implicated himself, police said. Arrested were Jamie Velez, 43, of Howard Street, Schenectady, and Carlos Roman, 24, no address available. Roman allegedly admitted to numerous burglaries with Velez and implicated Velez in other breakins. Velez also implicated himself in three Rotterdam burglaries, police said. The two had been out early Tuesday, intent on committing more break-ins, but got turned back by overnight rain, Roman allegedly told police. They were heading home when police caught up with them. Police were out waiting for them, after comparing notes with Schenectady Police and mapping the crimes. Additional officers and investigators were assigned to conduct surveillance throughout the town. The men were both charged with a burglary to the 4 Corners Pizza. But they are also suspects in other burglaries and could face more charges later. Velez, police said, has a lengthy criminal history, largely in the Bronx. He has been arrested 36 times, at least 10 of those related to burglaries. Roman has a prior conviction for reckless endangerment, police said. Both Roman and Velez were ordered held without bail.
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