ROTTERDAM Local police using Taser Two charged with possessing handguns in mall BY STEVEN COOK Gazette Reporter
Suspicions over bad checks led to a brief foot chase through Rotterdam Square mall this week, and the first use of a Taser by Rotterdam police. When the incident was over, two people were charged with possessing handguns inside the mall, one of them a 15-year-old boy and the other a 23-year-old man, who was hit twice by police with the Taser, an incapacitating weapon. The Taser was added to the police department’s equipment two months ago. The incident began at about 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Glenn Peter Jewelers in the mall. Workers there reported suspicions over checks and alerted authorities with descriptions of the people who allegedly attempted to pass them. Officer Patrick Keough caught up with one of the suspects, identified as Kquan P. Brockington, 23, of Schenectady, at the Zumiez store. Brockington, however, did not want to speak with Keough, began to walk and touched his waistband, Deputy Police Chief William Manikas said. “[Keough] repeatedly tells him if he doesn’t stop, he will be Tased,” Manikas said. “The man doesn’t and remains combative and officer Keough Tased the gentleman.” SECOND JOLT But, Manikas said, it didn’t stop there. A woman who had been with Brockington, identified as Alexandra C. Pina, 19, of Schenectady, allegedly jumped on Keough as he was making the arrest. In the commotion, Brockington apparently removed the barbs from the Taser and got away. Keough, then joined by Officer Benjamin Paniccia, chased Brockington into the parking lot, where the suspect was again hit with the jolt of the Taser. When officers got him in cuffs, they found a .32-caliber handgun in Brockington’s pocket, Manikas said. Witnesses reported seeing two other people with Brockington and Pina. One was believed to be a 15-year-old boy, who was later located by security with a 3-year-old and an infant. Upon questioning the teen, Officer Jeff Collins patted him down and found a 9mm handgun hanging from the drawstring of his pants. It was tied through the trigger guard, Manikas said. A fourth person reportedly with the group has not been located. Manikas said Tasers were purchased by the police department for about $600 apiece, plus training. He declined to say how many were purchased. The weapons deliver a fivesecond jolt of electricity to incapacitate individuals so they can be subdued. It’s also supposed to have no after-effects. Brockington did not require treatment afterward, Manikas said. Prolonged fights cause injuries to suspects and police, he said. “They do have limitations,” Manikas said. “Brockington ripped the electrodes out. Once they’re ripped out, it no longer works.” The weapon can be reset, but that can take a few seconds. The weapon is also not a response to deadly physical force. Officers still have their service weapons. Brockington was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, resisting arrest and obstruction of governmental administration, misdemeanors. Pina was charged with resisting arrest and criminal impersonation, misdemeanors. Both were arraigned and ordered held. The 15-year-old was also charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He was placed in secure detention pending an appearance in Family Court.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Kirin Burford, 47, of Wylie Street, Schenectady, was charged June 24 with petty larceny. Rashard Taylor, 17, of Main Street, Schenectady, was charged June 24 with petty larceny. Sara Smith, 29, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged June 27 with petty larceny. Stephanie Lopez, 23, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged June 27 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Desiree Pauley, 22, of Manchester Road, Schenectady, was charged June 27 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Adam Murray, 44, of Adams Street, Schenectady, was charged June 28 with first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated, a felony. Angelina Bovia, 23, of Altamont Avenue, Schenectady, was charged June 29 with second-degree criminal contempt. Charles Nadler, 17, of Third Avenue, Schenectady, was charged June 29 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Alexander Labarge, 16, of Amsterdam Avenue, was charged June 30 with petty larceny. Elysa Leiva, 25, of Congress Street, Schenectady, was charged June 30 with third-degree bail jumping and petty larceny. Kenneth Allen, 17, of Williams Street, was charged June 30 with second-degree criminal contempt. Bryon Faulkner, 46, of Hilltop Road, East Greenbush, was charged June 30 with second-degree criminal contempt. Lamont Parker, 40, of Moyston Street, Schenectady, was charged June 30 with petty larceny. Tanyetta Singletray, 38, of Swayze Drive, Latham, was charged June 30 with second-degree aggravated harassment. Loreal Smith, 27, of Strong Street, Schenectady, was charged June 30 with petty larceny. Joshua Hosier, 16, of Yale Street, Schenectady, was charged June 30 with petty larceny. Brian Holmes, 18, of Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 1 with petty larceny. Gregory Haggerty, 19, of Settles Hill Road, Altamont, was charged July 1 with fourth-degree grand larceny. Miriam Rodriguez, 56, of Stanley Street, Schenectady, was charged July 1 with petty larceny. Sarria Soto, 28, of Clayton Road, Schenectady, was charged July 2 with petty larceny. Chad Kortz, 34, of Cimino Lane, was charged July 2 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Robert Tighe, 43, of Andrea Court, Clifton Park, was charged July 2 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Jonathan Swint, 20, of Albany Street, Schenectady, was charged July 2 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Jesse Berry, 40, of Avenue A, Schenectady, was charged July 3 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Jeremy Nix, 25, of Balltown Road, Niskayuna, was charged July 3 with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third- and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Robert Richardson, 22, of Foster Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 3 with fourth-degree grand larceny.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Michelle DiCarlo, 19, of Broadway, Schenectady, was charged July 3 with petty larceny. Julian Galanffy, 17, of Altamont Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 6 with fourth-degree criminal mischief. Zachery Breglia, 21, of Prospect Street, Schenectady, was charged July 7 with second-degree criminal contempt. Kristol Busch, 19, of Harrison Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 7 with second-degree harassment. Gregory Haggerty, 19, of Settles Hill Road, Altamont, was charged July 7 with third-degree criminal mischief, fourth-degree grand larceny and petty larceny. Jaime Velez, 43, of Howard Street, Schenectady, was charged July 7 with third-degree burglary and third-degree criminal mischief. Jaimie Knapp, 21, of Lykers Road, Central Bridge, was charged July 7 with petty larceny.
ROTTERDAM POLICE DEPARTMENT Cathy Kirkley, 34, of Union Street, Schenectady, was charged July 14 with second-degree forgery. Adam Rivenburgh, 16, of Highland Avenue, Rensselaer, was charged July 14 with second-degree harassment. Howard Vinick, 48, of Beverly Street, was charged July 14 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Kquan Brockington, 23, of Chrisler Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 15 with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and resisting arrest. Alexandra Pina, 19, of Delamont Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 15 with second-degree criminal impersonation and resisting arrest. Joseph Chirico, 35, of Jockyvill Road, Gloversville, was charged July 20 with petty larceny. Jamie Wilkins, 24, of Campbell Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 20 with third-degree assault. Dana Daigle, 28, of Princetown Road, was charged July 21 with third-degree burglary, second-degree trespassing and possession of burglar tools. Michael Dambrosio, 20, of Greenpoint Avenue, was charged July 21 with third-degree false report of an incident. Eric Hendrickson, 32, of Ruby Boulevard, Scotia, was charged July 21 with second-degree aggravated harassment and criminal contempt. Crystal Meddaugh, 30, of Guilderland Avenue, was charged July 21 with issuing a bad check. Edward Meddaugh, 30, of Campbell Road, Schenectady, was charged July 21 with issuing a bad check. Michael Turck, 45, of Draper Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 21 with second-degree criminal contempt. Frank Blankenbaker, 31, of Hamilton Street, Schenectady, was charged July 21 with petty larceny. Amanda Chichester, 18, of James Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 21 with petty larceny. Jessica Rountree, 16, of James Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 21 with petty larceny. David Miller, 39, of State Street, Schenectady, was charged July 22 with possession of burglar tools and trespassing. Danielle Sherman, 24, of High Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 24 with petty larceny. Corinne Skinner, 34, of High Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 24 with petty larceny. Michael Stuto, 17, of Curry Road, was charged July 24 with third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Bernie Madelone, 27, of Norfolk Avenue, was charged July 25 with second-degree harassment. Jose Ayala, 37, of Lyon Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 26 with petty larceny. Medalia Pearson, 21, of Avenue C, Brooklyn, was charged July 27 with petty larceny. Savitree Persaud, 23, of East 47th Street, Brooklyn, was charged July 27 with petty larceny. Michael Venegas, 36, of Green Street, Amsterdam, was charged July 28 with petty larceny. Ronald DeCocco, 46, of Skyline Drive, Duanesburg, was charged July 28 with forcible touching. Brandon Dhanessur, 20, of Sullivan Road, Schenectady, was charged July 28 with second-degree harassment. Diana Torres, 37, of Foster Avenue, Schenectady, was charged July 28 with petty larceny. Maksim Ceci, 50, of Broadway, Schenectady, was charged July 29 with driving while intoxicated, a felony.
Adult store robbed; information sought Saturday, August 9, 2008
SCHENECTADY — Three men robbed Adult World on Altamont Avenue early Friday morning but left with only $3 and some dirty movies, police said. The men entered the store around 2 a.m., and one displayed a gun and demanded money, said police Lt. Brian Kilcullen. The men attempted to open the store’s safe, and when that failed, they tried to take it, he said. In the end, they left with $3 and some movies, Kilcullen said. The clerk was not injured. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 382-5263.
Schenectadytoday.com had the story last night, wnyt and wten had it yesterday on the 6pm news,
It took the Gazette 36+ hours to pick this story up, right here in Schenectady??
Someone at the Gazette needs to read the writing on the walls ... they have NO investigative ability, they have poor local (hometown) coverage and I'm sad to say, the Albany Times Union covers Schenectady better than our local paper.
This clearly qualifies as a "WTF".
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Eugene (Gene) was the former owner of CityUSA in Rotterdam, the areas first Internet Service dialup provider.
I never heard of CityUSA. DIALUP....geeeesh....that had to be decades ago!!!! Ya know, when rotary phones were the thing. Is there still dialup? Cause I know some seniors that still have rotary phones!
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Greetings, folks. Long time lurker, first time poster.
MobileTerminal, just out of curiosity, what is your big beef with the Gazette? I recall you saying they maligned you some how awhile back, but you never really fully explained. Still, you can't be serious about the TU having more Schenectady news than them, can you? I counted about 14 articles last week, not including Web updates. I'm sure there were more Schenectady-area stories in the Gazette during that time. Usually, there's at least six Schenectady-area stories in that paper every day.
You're right about them not having an investigative reporter. But how can you honestly expect something like that from a paper with only half the circulation of the TU? The TU has a lot of resources and does a decent job with reporting in the city of Schenectady. But that's pretty much all they stick with. Its very seldom they have news about any of the other towns.
I don't blame people for lambasting the Gazette about some of the news quality and placement...take Saturday for instance...that story about the 8-8-08 weddings had no business being on the front page and the fact that there was no story to accompany the dramatic fire photo in the B-section was very peculiar. But I have trouble throwing them in the fire over a stupid story about the local porn shop getting held up(although it was kind of humorous). Shops get held up in Schenectady almost every day. I could see it being more of an issue if this was an oddity, but it wasn't.
Also, I have a hard time listening to someone gripe about the paper when they don't even buy or read it. Did it ever occur to you they probably wouldn't be laying off people every year if a few more people like you actually picked up the paper and read it cover-to-cover. I don't me to offend, but you sound very spiteful and a bit hypocritical.
Still, you can't be serious about the TU having more Schenectady news than them, can you? I counted about 14 articles last week, not including Web updates.
If it's good for the party in control, it gets printed in the Gazette. If not, it's "overlooked." News is news and has to be covered either way.
I'm sure there were more Schenectady-area stories in the Gazette during that time. Usually, there's at least six Schenectady-area stories in that paper every day.
And there SHOULD be for a paper that is published in Schenectady. They should have MUCH more coverage on the city and county than other papers do.
You're right about them not having an investigative reporter. But how can you honestly expect something like that from a paper with only half the circulation of the TU? The TU has a lot of resources and does a decent job with reporting in the city of Schenectady. But that's pretty much all they stick with. Its very seldom they have news about any of the other towns.
And my point is that if the Daily (formerly named Schenectady) Gazette actually HAD some more investigative reporters who would stay on top of things, they MIGHT have higher circulation.
I don't blame people for lambasting the Gazette about some of the news quality and placement...take Saturday for instance...that story about the 8-8-08 weddings had no business being on the front page and the fact that there was no story to accompany the dramatic fire photo in the B-section was very peculiar. But I have trouble throwing them in the fire over a stupid story about the local porn shop getting held up(although it was kind of humorous). Shops get held up in Schenectady almost every day. I could see it being more of an issue if this was an oddity, but it wasn't.
If this happens on an everyday basis, then why aren't we hearing about it on a daily basis, whether from the local papers or the local TV stations (including the one in Niskayuna that says it's from Albany...), to get more people off their butts to start making changes about these things?
Also, I have a hard time listening to someone gripe about the paper when they don't even buy or read it. Did it ever occur to you they probably wouldn't be laying off people every year if a few more people like you actually picked up the paper and read it cover-to-cover. I don't me to offend, but you sound very spiteful and a bit hypocritical.
I not only read the articles on here AND check out the Gazette's webpage, but I also drive to the store and buy a paper on many (not most) days. If not, I'm reading a copy of it that someone else drove to the store to pick up.
It's also nice to see that they don't have the time to get the stories, but the people in the newsroom have enough time to make several editions, moving stories that are appropriate for the delivery area to the front of the paper / local sections. Maybe some of those people (or their salaries) could be used in better ways to help increase those circulation numbers.
Welcome Hack. Although you have said that you are along time lurker, it may not be as long as it may seem. There are many posts here, besides MT, where people have either had their 'letters to the editor' denied or edited for content. There have also been people such as Kelly, aka: gadfly, who actually wrote and sent a press release to Lamendola and it was still not printed correctly. And yet while the average person must reveal who they are BEFORE an editorial gets printed, the Gazette freely posts bias editorials without us knowing who the author is.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the gazette is clearly slanted toward the political majority. And let me be clear here...it's not just the gazette....it is pretty much the entire liberal media with the exceptions of the few.
Don't misunderstand me here. I read the gazette daily, although I don't buy it since it is available at my work. I would just like to see it more 'fair and balanced'.
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