Gloversville man charged with violating criminal sexual act in Colonie

Gloversville man charged with violating criminal sexual act in Colonie

COLONIE — A Gloversville man allegedly attempted to sexually exploit an investigator, who posed as a child online, in Colonie at the end of last month. Kristian Walker, 52, was arrested on Aug. 31 after making plans to meet up with a self-identified 12-year-old, state police wrote in a news release. State police spokesperson Stephanie O’Neil declined to provide information regarding the location of arrest and length of the investigation. He was charged with violating criminal sexual act, an offense in which any alleged victim cannot consent to sexual activity. Walker was arraigned at Colonie Town Court and remanded to…
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Gloversville home fire quickly extinguished Saturday

Gloversville home fire quickly extinguished Saturday

GLOVERSVILLE — Fire units responded over the weekend to a fire engulfing the first floor of a home on Bloomingdale Avenue in Gloversville. Battalions from Gloversville and Johnstown received a report of a fire at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Nobody was occupying the building at the time of the blaze. The fire was quickly extinguished through an internal attack, according to Second Battalion Chief Stephen West. All units were back in service at 12:29 p.m. The building is salvageable. It’s unclear whether or not the structure has been condemned. An abutting building was lightly impacted. “There was just a tiny…
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