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COXSACKIE — A New York City man is in the custody of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday following a high-speed chase that ended with the driver crashing his vehicle in Coxsackie. Troopers had to use a taser on the man to subdue him, according to Thruway state police. Shavar Campbell, 34, of Queens was taken to Albany Medical Center for minor injuries and then processed at
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moving, police said. The unoccupied car then struck a guardrail as Campbell approached a state trooper and a physical altercation began, state police said. Campbell then attempted to flee on foot when the trooper used his taser on him before taking him into custody, state police said. Campbell was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance with
intent to sell, second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, all felonies. State police also charged him with second-degree criminal use of drug paraphernalia, third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and resisting arrest, all misdemeanors. State police investigators found a loaded Comanche
.357 Magnum pistol, which was later confirmed stolen, approximately 44 grams of crack cocaine and nearly 2 ounces of marijuana. Campbell also had razor blades on him as he was being taken into custody, state police said. Campbell was arraigned in Coxsackie Town Court via Skype and turned over to the custody of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on $15,000 bail. A return court date is not available at this time, state police said.
Cuomo says economic reopening must consider human cost By Kate Lisa Johnson Newspaper Corp.
NEW YORK — Expert U.S. coronavirus death estimates more than doubled after states accelerated reopening as Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the nation will suffer without federal leadership to provide states COVID-19 relief. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation model projects 134,475 Americans will die from COVID-19 by Aug. 4 — more than double the research center’s April 17 estimate of 60,308 American deaths. The model projected 60,415 deaths April 7. “They went up dramatically — why?” Cuomo said Tuesday during a coronavirus briefing in New York City. “Because now they’re factoring in the reopening plans and the reopening schedules that states are announcing... That’s a very nice way of saying, when you accelerate the reopening, you will have more people coming in contact with other people, and the more people in contact with other people, the higher the infection rate of the spread of the See CUOMO A2
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the State Police barracks in Albany. Troopers attempted to pull over Campbell’s 2004 Honda Accord, which was clocked at 101 mph on the New York State Thruway, Thruway state police said. Campbell failed to comply and a high-speed pursuit ensued, state police said. Campbell got off the Thruway at Exit 21B in Coxsackie and headed north on Route 9W, where he slowed down and jumped out of the vehicle from the passenger side door while it was still
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued his weeks-long plea Tuesday for federal lawmakers to pass a COVID-19 relief bill to help fund state and local governments during a coronavirus briefing in New York City.
Counties urge NY not to rush reopening By Sarah Trafton
“We had to resort to buying our own because we weren’t getting a lot of assistance from the state in getting test kits or from the federal government.”
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Lawmakers in Greene and Columbia counties took a stand Monday against rushing to reopen the Capital Region economy. The Capital Region cannot reopen until more testing supplies are made available, lawmakers said Monday. In a statement April 28, Legislature Chairman Patrick Linger, R-New Baltimore, urged no further action to be taken on reopening the economy until test kits are adequately distributed. “County leadership has had daily contact with the governor’s office strongly urging the state to fairly distribute all
— Matt Murell Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman
available test kits between the eight counties that comprise our Capital Region which includes: Greene, Columbia, Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington and Warren Counties,” Linger said. “Since test kits are limited, we continue to raise this concern and request appropriate action with the governor’s office in advance of any re-opening guidance and regulations for the region.”
Columbia County Board of Supervisors Chairman Matt Murell stands by Greene County. “I agree with Greene County wholeheartedly,” he said. “We have not gotten testing supplies. We had a very limited number, which ran out early on.” Columbia County received 200 test kits from the state and ordered 2,000 commercial testing kits from Thermo Fisher
Scientific using donated funds. The county has received 1,000 kits so far, with an additional 1,000 kits expected in the coming weeks. “We had to resort to buying our own because we weren’t getting a lot of assistance from the state in getting test kits or from the federal government,” Murell said. Both counties have struggled to maintain supplies of personal
protective equipment. “It’s been hard for us to get PPE,” Murell said. “Our emergency management office is responsible for getting PPE for the hospital nursing homes and first responders.” Murell believes the difficulty in getting supplies was due to the needs in New York City. “It’s mainly because New York City is the epicenter,” Murell said. “All resources initially went to New York City.” Greene County received 200 test kits from the state and placed a commercial order for 1,000, which the manufacturer reduced to 700, Linger said. See RUSH A5
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