Tag Archives: Glens Falls Crime

By Zander Frost, Chronicle Staff Writer

“The police are dealing with this,” said Ward 2 Councilman Robert Landry when contacted Tuesday. Is Glens Falls safe? “I think basically we are safe. Go 50 miles south of here, every day there’s a shooting in Albany, Troy, and Schenectady, and that surrounding area, and there’s other violent crime.”

Mr. Landry said, “I’m glad to see the city, especially the police department take …

By Mark Frost, Chronicle Editor

We’re following up on last week’s front-page story headlined “GF Police: Group of juveniles in crime spree,” in which police reported “a large number of complaints of incidents that juveniles have been involved in the past week.”

Chief Jarred Smith confirmed to us three assaults specifically, including one on the patio outside Downtown City Tavern on Elm Street. Chief Smith and Mayor Bill Collins said …

By Cathy DeDe, Chronicle Managing Editor

The Glens Falls Police Department cited on its Facebook page on Wednesday, Aug. 23, “a large number of complaints of incidents that juveniles have been involved in over the last week.”

Contacted for comment, Police Chief Jarred Smith tells The Chronicle, the press release referred specifically to “three to four incidents in the city involving the same group of juveniles.”

While criminal activity among …