Saratoga County Sheriff's Office Archives - The Gloversville Leader Herald

18 Jul

Saving the stuck steed: Round Lake firefighters, police rescue horse from stream

ABBY LORCH0 CommentsLocal Newsanimal rescue, Firefighters, first responders, horse, malta ridge volunteer fire company, round lake, round lake fire department, Saratoga County, Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, stream

ROUND LAKE — In terms of unusual calls, Round Lake firefighters have almost seen it all; they’ve even rescued a cat from a tree. Last Wednesday, they accomplished something new.Nine responders from the Round Lake Fire Department were called to a farm near the village preserve around 10:25 a.m. There, they found an older male horse stuck upside-down in a muddy stream. He had collapsed from the exhaustion of trying to free himself.Joseph Plewinski, public information officer and captain at the Round Lake Fire Department, said that even the experienced firefighters were initially unsure how to approach the situation.“This was…

23 May

Clifton Park shootout leaves two Saratoga County deputies injured, one man dead (with video)

Shenandoah Briere0 CommentsLocal NewsSaratoga County Sheriff's Office

CLIFTON PARK -- One man is dead and a sheriff’s deputy is hospitalized following an early morning shooting Tuesday as authorities were executing an arrest warrant at an apartment complex in Clifton Park. The warrant was one of four being executed in Saratoga and Albany counties as part of a six-month Drug Enforcement Administration investigation involving narcotics and weapons, according to DEA Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino III. Officers from the Saratoga County Sheriff's Department’s Special Operation Team and Narcotics Unit were executing a federal arrest warrant in conjunction with the DEA at 5:30 a.m. in the Fox Run Apartments complex at 100 Foxwood…

20 Oct

Galway man charged with rape of 11-year-old

Steven Cook0 CommentsLocal NewsSaratoga County Sheriff's Office

GREENFIELD -- A Galway man has been charged with raping an 11-year-old child, Saratoga County Sheriff's officials said.Jayden K. Buckmaster, 18, was arrested Wednesday and charged with one count each of first-degree rape and possessing a sexual performance by a child, each felonies, according to sheriff's officials.Buckmaster was arraigned in town of Greenfield Town Court and was ordered held on $25,000 bail. He is to return to court later.More: All News | Everything Saratoga Springs-Ballston Spa.[html block="coverage"]

08 Sep

Saratoga DA: Amsterdam woman admits involvement in Galway shooting; Among two charged in case

Steven Cook0 CommentsOtherAmsterdam Police Department, New York State Police, Saratoga County District Attorney, Saratoga County Sheriff's Office

BALLSTON SPA - An Amsterdam woman has admitted to taking part in a December incident in Galway where a homeowner was shot at and stabbed in the neck, authorities said.Cassandra Morsellino, 31, of Amsterdam, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree attempted assault in the Dec. 5 incident on Jersey Hill Road in Galway, Saratoga County District Attorney's officials said. She admitted to being an accomplice with co-defendant Michael Kennedy in the attempted assault of the homeowner victim following an early morning dispute, officials said.Saratoga County Sheriff's officials said in December the resident had been stabbed in the neck and Kennedy…

13 May

Hamilton County man admits Corinth ax attack, Saratoga Co. DA says

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BALLSTON SPA - A Hamilton County man admitted this week to an ax attack on a man last year in Corinth, Saratoga County District Attorney's officials said. Justice D. Locke, 20, of Indian Lake, pleaded guilty in Saratoga County Court Thursday to one count of first-degree assault. Locke admitted that he entered an apartment of a man in Corinth late on Oct. 26 and attacked the resident with a tomahawk-style ax, seriously injuring the man, prosecutors said. Paramedics were called to the address hours later by a cab driver who discovered the victim and called 911. The victim was airlifted…