The New York State Police Special Investigations Unit (SIU) said that it arrested Richard G. Stafford, 45, of Glens Falls, on in February 17, 2026 for “Forgery 2nd Degree (2 counts)” and “Petit Larceny.”
The State police said, “Stafford, a Captain in the Glens Falls Fire Department, is accused of fraudulently writing and cashing two checks associated with the fire department union account and keeping the funds for …
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We posed the question to our digital subscribers. Judging by the response, there’s much interest and desire as to what will happen at the site of the former Rite Aid store on the corner of Ridge and Washington Streets in Glens Falls, across from the Queensbury Hotel.
Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Mayor Diana Palmer tells The Chronicle that Police Chief Jarred Smith became eligible to retire as of January.
“He let me know last week that he was going to be doing that.”
Mayor Palmer said Chief Smith will retire at the end of April after 20 years with the department. “It has nothing to do” with the Officer John Hogan situation she said in …
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Mayor Diana Palmer tells The Chronicle that under her administration the official status of Officer John Hogan III’s departure from the Glens Police force was changed from “resigned” to “resigned under pressure from disciplinary actions.”
The change was made on February 3, The Chronicle confirmed with the State Division of Criminal Justice Services, or DCJS.
“Yes,” the DCJS confirmed when asked if the updated …
Read More »Chronicle Managing Editor Cathy DeDe writes: Warren County Administrator John Taflan tells The Chronicle that the County has received $256,000 back from the electronic payment scam that rocked the County on New Years Eve.
“The Secret Service provided [it] back to us,” Mr. Taflan said.
This is in addition to the $1.2 million already recovered shortly after the fradulent payment scheme was discovered and the scam bank accounts were frozen.…
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