The Saratoga Springs police officer suspended without pay following a May 16 pepper-spraying incident has resigned from the department. Officer Nathan Baker pepper-sprayed Adam Rupeka of Troy after pulling him over on High Rock Avenue because Rupeka had made an obscene gesture, flipping his middle finger, at Baker. Rupeka, 35, refused to give Baker his […]
The Saratoga Springs City Council is calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to authorize the State Attorney General to convene a grand jury to investigate a 2013 case that has driven city politics and the discussion surrounding police reform in the Spa City.