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Mixed feelings about increased police presence in Saratoga Springs | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Saratoga Spring residents and officials have mixed feelings about the city police department’s announcement that it will be increasing patrols in the downtown area. On Friday, Saratoga Springs Police Chief Shane Crooks announced a new partnership with the county sheriff’s department and state police to have more patrols downtown to handle the larger crowds expected over the next couple of months as the track opens up, more tourists begin visiting and the number of weekend events taking place increases. Crook’s announcement was made in response to a June 26 brawl that led to a stabbing and shots fired. ....
EDITORIAL: Sniping won’t help solve Saratoga Springs’ summer problems | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 If your goal is to bring people together to benefit the greater good, there are better alternatives than holding a whiny, defensive, politically charged, accusation-filled, anti-free-speech, subliminally racist news conference. But that’s what Saratoga Springs Assistant Police Chief John Catone and Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton opted for last Monday as their approach to addressing unruly crowds in the heart of the city’s bar district, an event that went off the rails into a tirade over state and local laws, political positions, and public protests against police violence and racism that offered plenty of finger-pointing but few solutions. ....
Police partnership to raise downtown Saratoga law enforcement presence FacebookTwitterEmail Saratoga Springs police chief Shane Crooks answers questions from a resident during the police task force meeting at the Canfield Casino building on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, in Saratoga Springs. (Jenn March, Special to the Times Union)Jenn March/Jenn March Photography SARATOGA SPRINGS – Days after city police officials blamed an uptick in violence on the social justice movement and suspects coming from Albany, Police Chief Shane Crooks announced a police partnership that will increase law enforcement presence in downtown Saratoga Springs. Crooks said city police would partner with the Saratoga County Sheriff s Office and State Police. His short statement on Friday did not attribute the increased police presence to recent crime, however, but rather increased foot traffic downtown. ....