New Albany Fire Department crews were called to the Union County Sheriff's department, 911, and jail facility Saturday Aug. 10, at 8:08 a.m. for smoke in the library section of the sheriff's ...

A man linked to a South American organized crime group targeting and breaking into high-value homes has been charged, ...

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Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins is leaving the department, taking a new job as Police Commissioner in Warren, Michigan in December.

Albany police, Albany County’s probation department and the Colonie Town Justice Court are fighting a ridiculous battle over a dead man’s privacy. Times Union photo illustration by Jeff Boyer.

UNION COUNTY — Recent rumors of possible violence concerning the New Albany and Union County school districts aren’t true, according to Facebook posts from both districts, and area law ...

Albany Police Chief Eric Hawkins is leaving the department after more than 6 years. Hawkins and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan sat down with NEWS10 to make the announcement.

MOUNTAINSIDE, NJ - A missing child sparked an intense search effort on Sunday in Union County's Watchung ... by the Perth Amboy Fire Department and New Jersey State Police Marine units, as there ...

according to the Albany Police Department. Clayton County Police are searching for David Decoteau, a man diagnosed with schizophrenia, who was reported missing from a group home in Morrow.

The week-long training program is hosted by Hampden County Sheriff Nick Cocchi, in partnership with the Albany Police Department and the New York State Police. Sheriff Cocchi expressed his ...

Some deputy union leaders came out in support of the new policy Wednesday. “This policy enables the Sheriff ... suggested in a county-commissioned report that the department could improve ...