Colonie Area Police Weekly Blotter: Albany Man Arrested for Felony DWI

He also did not have a license and was wanted for a probation violation.

COLONY – Colonie Police observed a vehicle stopped in the roadway near the intersection of Kenyon Drive and Vly Road on Friday, September 13 at 5:49 a.m. and found the driver believed to be intoxicated.

It wasn’t his first time.

According to reports, Esshodd Malloy, 39, of Albany, had a prior DUI conviction within 10 years, leading officers to charge him with DWI. The prior conviction automatically elevated the charge to a felony.

Malloy also did not have a valid license and was wanted on an arrest warrant for probation violation.

He was charged with DWI, warrant arrest and aggravated unlicensed operation, all misdemeanors. In addition, he received a ticket for failing to maintain a single lane and for a parking violation.

Malloy was sent to the Albany County Jail.

Criminal mischief

COLONY – A 36-year-old Rensselaer woman was involved in a physical altercation with staff at IHOP on Wolf Road on Wednesday, September 11.

According to reports, Emini Peters grabbed a victim by the hair, punched him in the head and broke a gold necklace during the incident.

Peters was charged with criminal mischief, a felony, and harassment, a violation. She then turned herself in to Colonie police and was ticketed in Colonie Municipal Court on Wednesday, September 25.

Identity theft

COLONY – Carolyn Smith, 55, of Albany, turned herself in on Wednesday, September 11 for an outstanding arrest warrant stemming from an identity theft investigation.

According to reports, Smith assumed the identity of another person at Northway Mall on Monday, July 15.

She was charged with second-degree identity theft, a felony.

Smith was tried and arraigned in Colonie Municipal Court by Judge Andrew Sommers.

Grand Theft and Identity Theft While on Probation

LATHAM – Colonie Police responded to the Hudson Valley Credit Union on Loudon Road on Thursday, September 12 for a report of fraudulent banking activity.

According to reports, after an investigation, officers arrested Ricardo Vargas, 43, of Albany, and charged him with fourth-degree grand larceny and identity theft, both felonies. He was also charged with violation of probation, a misdemeanor.

Vargas was arraigned in Colonie Municipal Court.

Bail rescue, two thefts

COLONY – An Albany man brought to Colonie police on Thursday, September 12 for failing to appear in court while out on bail has been charged with two additional thefts.

According to reports, Damian Perez, 33, was charged with petit larceny and criminal impersonation, both misdemeanors, in connection with an incident that occurred Sunday, Feb. 18, at Target on Central Avenue. He was also charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, for an incident that occurred Thursday, July 25, in Hannaford at Latham Farms.

Assault with a vehicle

COLONY – Colonie Police responded to a domestic dispute on Schaffer Drive on Friday, September 13 and arrested a Connecticut man following an investigation.

According to reports, at 10:26 p.m., Brandon Smith, 31, of Ledyard, Connecticut, was charged with assault with intent to cause injury with a weapon, felony reckless endangerment and action in such a way as to injure a child. both crimes. The weapon in question was a motor vehicle.

Smith was sent to the Albany County Jail as a pre-arraignment inmate. He was arrested the next day.

Mandates everywhere

COLONY – A homeless man, who was arrested for stealing $351.63 worth of merchandise from Market 32 ​​in Glenmont in November 2023, as well as Macy’s in Colonie in 2022 and 2023, has been taken into custody at the jail from Schenectady County on an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to pay. appear in Bethlehem Municipal Court. He was also arrested by Colonie police on Friday September 13 for an outstanding arrest warrant in Rotterdam.

Michael Celic, 36, was charged under the Bethlehem arrest warrant, arraigned by Judge Andrew Kirby and released on probation. He is scheduled to appear again on Tuesday, October 1.

Celic has a history of not appearing in court. He was charged with bail jumping in April 2023 for failing to appear in Colonie Municipal Court to face burglary and theft charges stemming from an incident in February 2023. He had previously been evicted from the store for further incidents in 2022.

In the Colonie case, Celic was transported by police to meet officers in Rotterdam.

CFA and other fees

COLONY – Colonie Police responded to Margarita City on Central Avenue on Sunday, September 15 at 2:58 a.m. for a report of a fight and verbal argument.

According to reports, a 30-year-old Troy man was angry and very uncooperative. He became aggressive towards the officers and struggled when they attempted to arrest him.

Later, at the police station, he failed field sobriety tests.

The man was charged with DWI, reckless endangerment and obstructing governmental administration, all misdemeanors. He was also charged with harassment, an offense.

The man was released with a citation to appear in Colonie Municipal Court on Monday, September 23.

Reckless endangerment and child endangerment

COLONY – A 28-year-old Menands man turned himself in on Monday, September 16 at 4:30 p.m. to face charges related to an August incident at Aldi on Central Avenue.

Rynell Devine was reportedly charged with reckless endangerment, a felony, and endangering the welfare of a child for the incident on Wednesday, August 7.

He was arraigned by Judge Andrew Sommers of Colonie Town.

Arrest warrant this week

Myaira Myrick, 21, of Albany, turned herself in on Wednesday, September 11, on a warrant prohibiting her from appearing in court in July.

Keirasten Catlin, 36, of Melrose, turned herself in on Wednesday, September 11 on a warrant prohibiting her from appearing in court in May.

Anthony Rodriquez, 23, of Schenectady, turned himself in Thursday, Sept. 12, on a warrant alleging he failed to appear in court in July.

Jim Vu, 32, homeless, turned himself in Thursday, September 12 on four outstanding arrest warrants for failing to appear in court in June.

Sean McManus, 28, of East Nassau, was arrested on Wolf Road on Thursday, September 12 on an outstanding arrest warrant from the Schoharie County Sheriff’s Office. He was transported to meet with deputies.

Laura Hamilton, 60, homeless, called Walgreens police to file a report and was wanted by Guilderland police. Guilderland police responded to the scene to recover her.

Danielle Armstrong, 35, of Albany, was arrested for petit theft at Walmart on Saturday, September 14 and was also the subject of an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear at Colonie Municipal Court in July. She was sent to the Albany County Jail.

Raeshawn Lewis, 47, homeless, was arrested at Cumberland Farms on Central Avenue on Monday, September 16 at 6:38 a.m. after staff called the police for problems with a customer. Lewis fled on foot and was discovered to have an outstanding warrant for his arrest from Niskayuna. Officers from that department arrested Lewis at the scene.

Tara Bradt, 35, of Rensselaer, was arrested at JT Maxies on Wolf Road on Monday, September 16 at 4:45 a.m. on an outstanding arrest warrant from East Greenbush. It was handed over to the agents of this service on site.

Geneva Gundrum, 34, of Petersburgh, turned herself in on Monday, September 16, for an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear in court.

Aaron Watson, 48, of Schenectady, at the Schenectady County Jail on Monday, Sept. 16, on an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to appear in Colonie Municipal Court and he was also charged with petit larceny at Target in Latham on May 19.