Burglar Who Targeted Capital Region Businesses Nabbed Over Year Later, Police Say
A suspected burglar is facing charges more than a year after allegedly targeting multiple businesses in the region.
Columbia County resident James Smith, age 52, of Hudson, was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 20, in connection with a burglary at a Brunswick business in Rensselaer County in April 2022.
According to New York State Police, Smith broke into a business on Hoosick Road at around 4:40 a.m. on April 3, 2022. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time.
He then tried breaking into a nearby restaurant with a burglary tool on the same day, but was unable to get inside, troopers said…
Jury Convicts 23-Year-Old For Murder Of Former Football Standout Inside Capital Region Home
More than two years after a former high school football standout was gunned down inside his home in the region, one of the men responsible has been convicted of murder.
Kyle Hutchinson, age 23, of Schenectady, was found guilty of second-degree murder and related charges in Rensselaer County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the killing of 19-year-old Nathanial Miller.
Miller was found shot to death inside his Rensselaer County home in Pittstown on June 9, 2021, according to State Police.
Hutchinson and two other men, Carlo Lewis and Devin Van Patten, both of Schenectady, were arrested in con…