Albany man charged twice in three days

COLONIE – Niam Cook, 46, of Albany, was involved in a personal injury crash at the intersection of MacArthur and Watervliet Shaker Roads at 10:34 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Police reports say he allegedly left the scene but was found shortly after, and an investigation found he did not have a valid license. Officers observed signs of impairment and he was later charged with DWAI-Drugs, aggravated unlicensed operation and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, all misdemeanors, and ticketed for failure to stay in a single lane.

He was released with an appearance ticket for Colonie Town Court on October 12, but returned to court sooner.

On Monday, Sept. 28, Colonie police picked him up on Central Avenue at the City of Albany line and charged him in connection with a Latham larceny. Cook allegedly took over $1,000 worth of merchandise from Dick’s in Latham Farms earlier in the day.

Police also found a quantity of drugs in his possession and his condition was listed as impaired by drugs. Cook was charged with grand larceny, a felony, and criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. He was arraigned and sent to the Albany County jail.

Warrants, bail jumping and charged in 4 more larcenies

COLONIE–Officers picked up a 41-year-old Guilderland woman at the Schenectady County jail on four active arrest warrants for failing to appear in court, but that was only the start of the charges.

According to eight arrest reports on Monday, Sept. 28, Jennifer Woods-Sterling was charged with felony bail jumping related to the four warrants. In addition, investigators connected her to four additional larcenies at local stores.

She was charged with four counts of petit larceny, all misdemeanors; two at TJ Maxx in Latham in January, one at Target in Latham in January, and Marshall’s on Central Avenue in December 2025.

She was arraigned, but there is no record of her being held beyond that.

According to Vinelink, a court initially ordered her released from the Schenectady County jail.

Homeless man charged with burglary at Stewarts

COLONIE – Colonie police responded to a person-annoying call at the Stewarts on Wade Road Extension on Friday, Sept. 25 and took a homeless man into custody.

After an investigation, police charged Brandon Wallace, 40, with burglary, a felony, and petit larceny, obstructing governmental administration, and resisting arrest, all misdemeanors, police reports said. Wallace had been previously trespassed, so the felony burglary was added to the larceny charge.

Wallace was sent to the Albany County jail as a pre-arraignment detainee.

COLONIE– Two 18-year-old Albany men faces charges after one was allegedly in possession of stolen property and the other allegedly had an illegal semiautomatic handgun on Friday, Sept. 25.

According to reports, police found Jayden Sackett had the gun and John Willis had stolen property on Black Kross Keys Drive at 5:34 p.m. Sackett also had an illegal ammo clip in the weapon and Willis was driving an unregistered vehicle.

Sackett was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and third-degree criminal possession of an ammo clip, both felonies. He was arraigned by Colonie Town Judge Sara Fedele.

Willis was charged with criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, and ticketed for operating an unregistered vehicle. He was released with and appearance ticket for Colonie Town Court on October 7.

COLONIE – On Saturday, Sept. 26, Waterford police brought Tyler Hughes, 32, of Rensselaer, to Colonie for an active arrest warrant for a 2024 incident.

The arrest warrant stems from an incident on Dowling Road on July 12, 2024 where he allegedly violated an order of protection and damaged property there. A child was also present, police said.

Hughes was charged with first-degree criminal contempt-order of protection and criminal mischief, both felonies, and acting in a manner to injure a child, a misdemeanor.

Colonie Town Judge Sara Fedele arraigned him.

COLONIE–An argument led to domestic charges for a Colonie man on Monday, Sept. 28.

According to reports, police charged Dennis Kilcullen, 70, with first-degree criminal contempt – physical contact, a felony, and assault -with intent to cause physical injury, a misdemeanor.

He was processed and then arraigned by Judge Sara Fedele.

COLONIE–A 56-year-old Colonie man faces charges after he allegedly violated an order of protection by harassing a person and burglarized a residence.

Anthony Clements turned himself in to Colonie police on Monday, Sept. 28 after the incident the day before, reports said. He was charged with second-degree burglary – dwelling and first-degree criminal contempt, both felonies, and aggravated harassment and disobeying a court mandate, both misdemeanors.

The order of protection was issued on September 9. Clements was arraigned by Judge Alison Thorne.

COLONIE–Arnold O’Brien, 27, of Latham, came to the police station and was charged with failing to register as a sex offender on Monday, Sept. 28.

He is a level 2 offender. O’Brien was convicted in Schenectady of first-degree rape of a 9-year-old child in 2018 and sentenced to eight years in prison. He was arraigned by Judge Alison Thorne and sent to the Albany County jail.

COLONIE–A 24-year-old Scotia woman faces a slew of charges after she was brought to Colonie police by State Police on Friday, Oct. 2, to face charges for two incidents involving stolen credit cards.

Rene Alcindor was charged with two counts of identity theft, and one count each of grand larceny, criminal mischief and criminal possession of stolen property – credit card, all felonies, and petit larceny and conspiracy, both misdemeanors. The incidents took place in July 2023 at 7-Eleven and May 2024 at Orange Theory.

She was arraigned by Colonie Town Judge Alison Thorne.

COLONIE–A driver with Fed Ex from Troy was charged with allegedly stealing more than $3,000 worth of merchandise on Friday, Oct. 2.

KC Maldonado, 48, was charged with grand larceny, a felony, and arraigned in Colonie Town Court by Judge Alison Thorne.

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