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Members of the Gloversville Police Department work the scene of a Thursday morning shooting on North Main Street. (Photo by Trever Evans)
GLOVERSVILLE The woman injured in the shooting incident in front of Naif’s on North Main Street early Thursday morning is thought to have been an innocent bystander caught in the middle of a targeted shooting.
The female victim, initially transported to Nathan Littauer Hospital, was later airlifted to Albany Medical Center due to the nature of her injuries. She is reported to be in stable condition at this time, with non-life threatening injuries, according to a news release from Gloversville Police Chief Anthony Clay. In the release, Clay said the shooting appeared to be a targeted attack, directed at another individual and the female struck “is believed to be an innocent bystander.”
Aggravated drunk driving charged
JOHNSTOWN James R. Davis Jr. , 30, of 109 Allen Heights, St. Johnsville, was charged by by Fulton County sheriff’s deputies at 7:25 p.m. April 23 with aggravated driving while intoxicated.
Deputies said he was charged following a vehicle complaint on County Highway 131 in the town of Johnstown. It is alleged Davis operated a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, having a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.18 percent or higher, deputies said.
He was issued tickets returnable to Town Court at a later date.
Erratic driving leads to DWI charges
NORTHVILLE Jared K. Becotte, 44, of 242 N. Main Street, Northville, was charged by Fulton County sheriff’s deputies at 12:08 a.m. April 18 with aggravated driving while intoxicated.
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AMSTERDAM Three males face larceny charges after allegedly stealing catalytic converters from several locations.
Recently charged by Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies were 32-year-old George A. Thomas, of Amsterdam; 30-year-old Joshua E. Greco, of Gloversville; and 32-year-old Timothy D. Faboskay, of Middle Grove.
All three were charged with third-degree criminal mischief, petit larceny, possession of burglary tools and criminal possession of stolen property.
Greco, Thomas and Faboskay were charged following the investigation into the larceny of catalytic converters for several locations in the town of Amsterdam.
All three men were taken into custody and processed at the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, and scheduled to appear at Amsterdam Town Court at a later date.
Dutch Court Rules Against Jewish Heirs on Claim for Kandinsky Work
A recent finding of fault with a Restitution Commissions panel had led the heirs to hope that the court might find for them and return the painting.
This Wassily Kandinsky work, “Painting with Houses” (1909) has been the focus of a battle that was seen as a litmus test for Dutch restitutions policy.Credit.via Mondex Corporation
By Nina Siegal
Published Dec. 16, 2020Updated Dec. 23, 2020
AMSTERDAM In a decision watched closely by restitution experts, a court in Amsterdam ruled on Wednesday that the Stedelijk Museum there can retain a Wassily Kandinsky painting that it acquired during World War II and which came from a Jewish collection.