COLONIE– Colonie police blotter for Sept. 22 to Sept. 27
Criminal mischief
A 28-year-old Latham man was arrested on a felony related to a domestic incident Friday, Sept. 23.
According to reports, police arrested Brandon Legault on Airline Drive and charged him with criminal mischief.
Felony DWI
A 36-year-old Schenectady man stands charged with a host of crimes after he was stopped for vehicle and traffic infractions on Saturday, Sept. 24.
According to reports, when police pulled over John Giles on Central Avenue at around 1:53 a.m. he emanated an odor of alcohol and had slurred speech and impaired motor coordination.
He failed standardized field sobriety tests and stands charged with the felonies of DWI with a previous conviction and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle as well as the misdemeanors of operating a motor vehicle with a BAC of more than .08 percent and DWI. He was also ticketed for the infractions of failure to turn headlights on, driving without a proper license, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, drinking alcohol while in a vehicle on the highway, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and failure to stay in a single lane.
Felony Domestic
A 21-year-old Albany man stands charged with a host of felonies related to a domestic incident on Monday, Sept. 26.
According to reports, the incident occurred on Dowling Road two days prior. Quazar Johnson stands charged with the felonies of burglary, robbery, grand larceny and criminal mischief as well as the misdemeanors of assault and criminal tampering.
Grand larceny
A 40-year-old Slingerlands man stands charged with a felony after allegedly attempting to steal a drive behind pressure washer and driving off without paying for diesel fuel.
According to reports, police arrested Joseph Donnelly on Monday, Sept. 26 and charged him with the felony of grand larceny and the misdemeanor of petit larceny.
Grand larceny
A 30-year-old Albany man was arrested for the felony of grand larceny after allegedly trying to steal merchandise from Macy’s.
According to reports, Ravell Frost was arrested on Monday, Sept. 26 for the Sept. 9 incident.
Bail jumping
A 31-year-old Albany woman stands charged with bail jumping.
According to reports, Guilderland police arrested Katherine Mapes on Wednesday, Sept.28,
on the strength of two outstanding warrants out of Colonie.
She was turned over to Colonie police and charged with the felony of bail jumping and failure to appear.
Rape charges
A 44-year-old Saratoga Springs man was arrested on Tuesday, Sept. 27, for charges related to raping a child under the age of 15 in the Town of Colonie.
At about 7:41 p.m., State Police executed a search warrant at the Saratoga home of Jason Storms. During the investigation, troopers identified a victim under the age of 15 who Storms allegedly sexually assaulted years prior in Colonie.
He stands charged with the felonies of rape and criminal sex act as well as the misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child.
He was arraigned in Colonie Town Court and remanded to the Albany County jail in lieu of $10,000 cash or $25,000 bond.
Aggravated harrassment
On Monday, Sept. 26, Sheriff’s investigators arrested an inmate at the Albany County
jail who was allegedly throwing feces at corrections officers.
Ian Neely is currently being housed at the facility for criminal possession of a weapon.
Neely was charged with one count of aggravated harassment of an employee by an
inmate, a felony. He was arraigned in Colonie Town Court and was sent back to the Albany County jail.
DWI
On Wednesday, Sept. 28, at about 2:41 p.m. Troopers stopped a vehicle on the Northway in Colonie for multiple violations of the vehicle and traffic law.
While interviewing the 25-year-old Troy man, Troopers detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage. Roadside sobriety testing was conducted which indicated impairment.
He was arrested for DWI. The man provided a breath sample that returned a 0.10 percent BAC. He was issued tickets returnable to Colonie Town Court on Monday, Oct. 17 and released to a sober party.
Felony DWI and more
State Police arrested George C. Hankins, 51, of Albany, for DWI and multiple vehicle and traffic violations.
On Monday, Sept. 26, at about 7:50 p.m. Troopers stopped a vehicle on Interstate 787 in the Village of Menands for a speeding violation.
He stands charged with the felonies of DWI with a previous conviction, driving with a revoked license as well as operating a motor vehicle without a mandated interlock device.
Hankins provided a breath sample that returned a 0.14 percent BAC. He was arraigned before the Menands Village Court on Tuesday, Sept. 27 and remanded to the Albany County jail without bail.
