Teen With Ghost Gun Arrested In Albany Park, Police Say
An Albany teenager was busted with a loaded ghost gun in a city park, authorities said.
Amir X Harrell, 18, was spotted loitering in a park at Ontario Street near Madison Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, the Albany Police Department said.
Cops approached Harrell and cited him for being in the park after posted hours, but during the investigation they found him holding a loaded handgun, authorities said.
Harrell was charged with second-degree weapons possession for the loaded gun, third-degree possession for the ammunition, and fourth-degree possession for the weapon being unregi…
Bensalem Doctor Flooded Patients With 20K Oxycodone Pills In Health Care Fraud Scheme: DOJ
A physician forced patients into taking unwanted “Goody Bags” of drugs to get prescriptions, flooding them with oxycodone and defrauding health care plans out of millions, federal prosecutors said.
Neil K. Anand, M.D., 48, most recently of Bensalem, PA, but originally from Albany, NY, was convicted in April 2025 of conspiring to commit health care fraud, wire fraud, and the unlawful distribution of controlled substances. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
Evidence at trial showed Anand and his conspirators require…
Gun Violence Drops In These Hudson Valley Cities, Hochul Says: Here's Why
Gun violence is on the decline in several Hudson Valley cities, with officials crediting a new initiative for the progress.
Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday, Sept. 16, that across the 28 municipalities participating in New York State’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative, including Mount Vernon, Yonkers, and Poughkeepsie, shooting incidents with injury fell 14 percent in the first eight months of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
The number of people shot dropped 22 percent, and gun-related deaths decreased by nearly a third, Hochul ad…
