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April 15 – April 21, 2023

Saratoga Police

Thomas Connolly, 24, of Ballston Lake, was charged April 7 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to use headlights with windshield wipers. 

Peter Wilusz, 50, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 6 with aggravated unlicensed operation, and operating without inspection certificate. 

George Chillis, 32, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 5 with unlawful imprisonment. 

Jordan Branchcomb, 29, of Moreau, was charged April 3 with grand larceny and burglary. 

Steven Shedd, 37, of Saratoga Springs, was charged April 2 with petit larceny. 

Joseph Burke, 24, of Albany, was charged April 2 with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, and speeding violation. 

Tamzidur Rahman, 21, of Guilderland, was charged April 2 with aggravated unlicensed operation and no license plate. 

Michael Coleman, 44, of Glens Falls, was charged April 2 with harassment, resisting arrest, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal trespass. 

Mominul Haque, 24 of Cohoes, was charged April 1 with DWI and speeding. 

Bradley Torrez, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation and failed to use designated lane. 

James Tooley, 36, of Saratoga Springs, was charged March 31 with DWI, speeding, failure to keep right, and leaving the scene of a property damage accident. 

Saratoga County Court

Nathaniel Bradford, 37, of the town of Saratoga, was sentenced April 11 to an aggregate of 78 years to-life, following a February 2 conviction on nine counts by a trial jury relating to the repeated sexual abuse of two victims under the age of 18. 

NY State Police

On April 9, State Police of Saratoga charged Erica T. Fredette, 31, of North Creek, with three counts criminal possession of a controlled substance, and Philip M. Horowitz, 35, of Clifton Park, with three counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, and false personation. Troopers responded to the Home2 Suites in Malta, for two individuals refusing to leave. On arrival, Troopers located the involved parties in the parking lot in a vehicle. During the interview, Troopers identified Fredette and observed a glass smoking device containing drug residue in her vehicle. The person in the vehicle’s driver’s seat gave false identifying information but was later identified as Horowitz. Both parties were found to possess multiple controlled substances. 

On April 7, State Police of Clifton Park, with the assistance of the Niskayuna Police Department and the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office, arrested Quazey N. Robinson, 22, of Clifton Park, for burglary, three counts of assault, and endangering the welfare of a child. Troopers responded to an apartment in Clifton Park for the report of a disturbance. The investigation determined Robinson was reported to have forcibly entered the apartment without permission and assaulted multiple residents known to him, causing them injury. This incident occurred while a child was inside the apartment. The child was not injured. Robinson fled before law enforcement’s arrival and was located a short time later following an ambulance that was transporting one of the victims to the hospital. He was taken into custody with the assistance of the Niskayuna Police Department and Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office.

On April 11, State Police of Wilton arrested Jonathan A. Williams, 35, of Philadelphia, PA, for criminal possession of a weapon, criminal possession of a controlled substance, and resisting arrest. Terrell O. Boozer, 36, of Philadelphia, was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance. Troopers stopped a vehicle on I-87 in Moreau, for Vehicle and Traffic Law violations. The driver was identified as Boozer and the passenger as Williams. Further investigation discovered Williams was in possession of felony-weight narcotics and an illegal possessed loaded handgun. Williams resisted arrest but was taken into custody following a brief struggle.  Boozer was found to possess a controlled substance.

On April 11, State Police of Wilton arrested Rajesh Kumar, 33, of Queens, for sexual abuse in the first- degree. On April 6, Troopers received a complaint of unwanted sexual contact. The investigation determined while on a mass transit bus in Wilton earlier that day, Kumar reportedly had forcible unwanted sexual contact with the victim. Kumar was arraigned at the Wilton Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Correctional Facility in lieu of $10,000 cash or a $20,000 bond.

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