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BLM activists pack chaotic Saratoga Springs council meeting Police threaten to arrest leader Figuereo FacebookTwitterEmail 20 1of20Buy PhotoAnthony Brown Davis, right, shows a video of the last protest where police showed up in riot gear to Lt. Jason Mitchell after Black Lives Matter demonstrators were kicked out of the council chambers at Saratoga City Hall on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of20Buy PhotoArlo Zwicker, 18, of Saratoga Springs talks about being arrested as Black Lives ...

Protesters pulled over by police, searched on way home from Saratoga Springs BLM march | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Share1 Saratoga Springs native Alexus Brown and her boyfriend Marcus Filien, both 21, were heading back to Brown’s mom’s house after a Black Lives Matter protest Wednesday when they passed a Saratoga Springs police car with its lights turned off.  As they passed, the police car turned on its lights, turned around and started to follow them for multiple blocks. As the couple neared Brown’s mom’s home, and the Saratoga Springs border, the police pulled them over.  “All...

Saratoga Springs assistant police chief walks back controversial comments | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Shares0 Saratoga Springs Assistant Police Chief John Catone in a Wednesday statement said he “allowed anger and frustration” to obscure his underlying message at a June 28 press conference on recent violent incidents in the city. Catone’s remarks at that press conference, which suggested some people in the community were pushing a narrative that police were “racist killers,” drew immediate criticism from social justice activists and Democratic candidates who thought Catone was ref...

Statement issued by Saratoga Springs Asst. Police Chief John Catone on July 14th The Saratoga Springs Assistant Police Chief has released a statement addressing controversial remarks he made during a June 28th press conference. Appearing before the press to discuss a violent incident during the prior weekend, Assistant Chief John Catone went on a tangent against police reform activists. “It is time for the silent majority we have heard so much about to stand up and be heard. It’s time that the want-to-be elected officials who are pushing the narrative of anti-police, defunding the poli...

Saratoga police and BLM protesters clash on Wednesday night Earlier Wednesday assistant police chief released statement saying he didn't mean to threaten FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Police are seen putting on tactical gear before facing Black Lives Matter protesters on Broadway in Saratoga Springs on the evening of Wednesday, July 14, 2021.Leigh Hornbeck/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Saratoga County sheriff's deputies arrive in an armored vehicle Wednesday as Black Lives Matter demonstrators protested on nearby streets.Leigh Hornbeck / Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 3of5 4of5 Police in riot...