Albany police respond to bomb threat, car thefts
Bomb dog found no explosive on 400 block of West Roosevelt Avenue
From Staff Reports
ALBANY — Albany Police Department officers responded to a bomb threat, burglaries and car thefts in central and west Albany last week.
Central Albany
According to a report provided by APD spokeswoman Phyllis Banks, a burglary alarm went off on the 900 block of West Third Avenue Thursday between noon-12:11 p.m. When officers arrived, they found that an unknown person had broken into the residence through the back door and stolen coins.
At 1:41 p.m. on Thursday, officers also responded to a bomb threat on the 400 block of West Roosevelt Avenue. James Marshall reported to police he’d received an email claiming to be from Hanna Cooper and that she hired someone to place a bomb inside the business. The email also said the bomb would detonate if Cooper didn’t receive $20,000 in Bitcoins. Banks said a police lieutenant canvassed the building with a bomb dog and reported negative results.
West Albany
Police responded to a burglary at Los Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant — located at 603 North Westover Blvd. — Wednesday night. At approximately 11:40 p.m., an unknown person cut the lock off the exterior freezer and stole three bags of shrimp worth $175 and a leg of steak also valued at $175. Julio Chavez reported the incident but was unable to retrieve security footage of the incident.
Between 6:55 a.m. Wednesday and 7:40 a.m. Thursday, officers responded to a motor vehicle theft on the 2000 block of West Broad Avenue. Christopher Sloan reported Mary Crauswell’s red Toyota Yaris had been stolen. The vehicle was later recovered at the 1800 block of West Broad Avenue.
According to Banks, officers responded to another car theft Thursday around 9:50 in the morning on the 1800 block of West Gordon Avenue. Oscar Wilson Jr. left the keys inside his 2004 Buick LeSabre while he went into a store. Wilson reported that he observed two unknown black males get into his vehicle and drive off.
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