Police stage realistic family dispute drill for Albany officers
In Albany a staged domestic quarrel by actors Jim Hart and Alannah Fitzgerald tested officer responses in a week long refresher course. The skits, designed by Dolan and Kervan, demonstrate approaching homes, calming crises, and counseling to prevent violence. Hart and Fitzgerald drew from a real marital dispute for ideas.
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Jim Hart
Alannah Fitzgerald
Petersburg
Albany Police Department
Albany
Greg Dolan
Arbor Hill
Bill Kervan
Administrative Services Division
Peter Manns
Dolan
Kervan
Jim
Alannah
Albany Police
Hangout on the hill sparks Lansingburgh fear and calls for action
Residents report nightly beer parties on the hill behind Lansingburgh with youths from nearby towns. They urge stronger police response, curfews questioned, and coordination with juvenile services to address rowdy behavior, vandalism, and safety concerns.
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Lansingburgh
Jensen
Rensselaer mothers propose voluntary emergency child care
Diane Grey Constance Reilly and Lorraine Quelch plan a city wide voluntary program to care for children if a mother is hospitalized or faces a fire emergency. They say no funds are needed just sleeping bags cots and food and they will supply materials themselves. They will coordinate with police fire and social services for rapid response.
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Mrs. Grey
Constance Reilly
Youth Bureau
Lorraine Quelch
Rensselaer
Police
Social Services
Lansingburgh rejects storefront police unit plan
Lansingburgh will not receive a neighborhood storefront police unit. Instead two patrolmen in two cars will respond to demands for protection. City officials cite a one year experimental team policing approach and ongoing staffing debates amid vacancies and discrimination cases.
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Lansingburgh
Syeanay
Duncan Barrett
Germania Hall
Barrett
O'Connor
Eugenia Stoerker
John P. Buckley
Buckley
State Human Rights Commission
Paul Mahoney
Troy Civil Service Commission
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Jack Casey
Kerran
Albany Ave
Green Island
Jimmy Agostino
Mike McMahon
Jimmy Connelly
Burgh
Irving Jensen
Ninth Ave
Tom Dolan
Joe Lutz
Ravena
Tamarac
Saratoga
Mechanicville
Lutz
Helene Sullivan
Robert Stierer
Jude Clemente
Lansingburgh High School
Diane Grey
Maria Bucciferro
Public Safety
George O'Connor
Norma Fatone
Public Safety Committee
Stoerker
Republican Council
Troy
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