Rotterdam Police hosting National Night Out | The Daily Gazette
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In 2019, Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services sponsored the event.
Rotterdam Police will hold the event from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Rotterdam Youth Fields, 100 Princetown Road. The night will include fireworks, food, music and entertainment. There will also be a rock climbing wall, and people can also enjoy pony rides, a bounce house and the dunk tank.
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Rotterdam man charged after threat, police said | The Daily Gazette
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The department responded to a call on Curry Road where a man had threatened someone with a knife at their shared residence, according to police.
The victim told police the man had entered the house and was impaired from drugs. Police blocked off Curry Road midday between Pinelawn and Parklawn avenues to establish a perimeter and for safety purposes, they reported. Multiple attempts were made to contact the suspect and summon him outside. After hours of no response, the Police Department located Aaron Merrit, 32, inside the home and took him into custody, police reported.
Proposed law could change hiring practices at Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department, other agencies | The Daily Gazette
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A newly proposed piece of legislation in the state Senate could bar law enforcement agencies from hiring officers who’ve left or were fired from previous agencies.
The legislation, released May 3, came just days after the Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino fired his stepson Daniel Coppola following a driving while intoxicated arrest in Colonie on April 26.
A Manhattan Democrat, State Sen. Brian Benjamin originated the proposal: “I believe police officers should be held to a higher standard because the nature of their power is so great,” he said.
Link between sheriff, troubled officer had tragic start | The Daily Gazette
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He was terminated by the man who helped convict his birth father’s killer decades ago.
Coppola, a former officer with the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Department, was accused by Colonie police of driving under the influence of alcohol on April 26.
On May 3, the lawyer for the 26-year-old Coppola of Rotterdam pleaded not guilty on Coppola’s behalf in Colonie Town Court.
Authorities allege Coppola drove on a curb and nearly hit a utility pole with his car while more than twice the legal limit for drunkenness. His blood alcohol content was .2% well over the legal limit in New York state of .08%. He told police he was driving home after he had consumed a couple of beers at a bar in Albany.