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Stillwater man accused of hosting drinking party on private property

Daniel Glogowski - Stillwater Police Department

STILLWATER – A man is under arrest after police say he hosted a large party on private property that wasn’t his.

Daniel Glogowski, 21, of Stillwater is also accused of serving alcohol to several people who were underage.

Police say between 200 and 300 people attended the party this past weekend.

The field sustained more than $5,200 in damages from vehicle traffic, a large bon-fire and broken beer bottles.

Glogowski was arraigned in Stillwater Town Court and released on bail.

Trial begins in Spa City attack, attempted rape

Antonio Lopez Bautista is accused of assault, attempted rape and attempted kidnapping. -

SARATOGA SPRINGS - Testimony is underway in the case of the 19-year-old illegal immigrant who is accused of trying to rape a 67-year-old woman.

Antonio Lopez Bautista is being tried on charges of assault, attempted rape and attempted kidnapping. He's accused of dragging the woman from a car, beating her and trying to rape her.

During opening arguments this morning, the prosecutor described in detail the horror the victim went through as she endured a three-minute attack near a Saratoga Springs restaurant.

Bautista's defense attorney called the incident "nothing short of a tragedy," and urged jurors to keep an open mind.

Victims of burglary identify items in Washington County

HUDSON FALLS - Hundreds of pieces of jewelry and other valuables were on display at Hudson Falls High School Sunday.

All the items were stolen from homes throughout the North Country and in Vermont. Police are trying to connect the pieces with their rightful owners as they build a case against the accused burglar.

The evidence went on and on all around a room inside the school, all from what Glens Falls police say was their biggest burglary bust ever.

Some residents who believe they were victims came to try identify what might be theirs in a sea of stolen items.

Police say each pile on the tables represents one home.

One of those homes was Carolyn Whitney’s in Washington County. Even after the items have been recovered her home may never feel the same again. But Whitney says she's happy the man accused of being responsible is behind bars.

Moreau hires, fires sex offender after three weeks

MOREAU - In a place intended for fun and games, there was an unsettling aura spreading through the Moreau Town Park Wednesday night. It was the kind of creepy feeling parents get when they find out someone potentially dangerous may have been around their children.

It's only been an issue at the Moreau Town Park for the last two or three weeks. Kids didn't know about it, parents had no idea and town officials didn't find out until this week that the man they hired for maintenance work in the park, 57-year-old Robert Roberts, is a convicted Level 2 sex offender.

"I'm glad they found out," said Joe Schrammel, watching is son play a Little League game in the park Wednesday night. "You just can't have that around these kids with the playground right here."

Clifton Park man wanted in 2 Philippines killings arrested

CLIFTON PARK – A Saratoga County man is now in the custody of US Marshals in connection with a double homicide in the Philippines.

State police and FBI agents arrested Timothy Kaufman of Clifton Park on Wednesday afternoon. He's accused in the deadly shooting of David Balmer and Balmer's girlfriend.

Both were staying with Richard Agnew, who owns several adult night clubs in the Philippines.

Kaufman and Balmer were both retired police officers from Northern Ireland.

Kaufman is now awaiting an extradition hearing next month.

Police: Queensbury Walmart employee prostituted himself on the job

QUEENSBURY - Police say a Warren County man was prostituting himself while on the job.

Foster Bills, 22, of Stony Creek worked the overnight shift at the Walmart in Queensbury.

Police say he arranged meetings with would-be clients over the internet during his breaks. They say he would then engage in sex acts with the men for money in the store's bathroom.

Bills was charged with a misdemeanor and released.

Man accused of baseball bat rampage in Ballston

BALLSTON  - Authorities in Saratoga County say a man used a baseball bat to smash his way through a home and assault the residents.

Derek Rhodes, 32, is accused of breaking into a home in Ballston Thursday night.

Once inside, the sheriff says he smashed windows and doors and even struck one of the homeowners with the bat. He then fled in a car and crashed on East Side Drive before he was arrested.

Police say he was drunk and in possession of marijuana.