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Photo courtesy Patrick Dodson / Albany Proper Five arrests were made after police in riot gear pushed a crowd of protesters out of the roadway in downtown Saratoga Springs Wednesday night on the eve of the summer tourism season.  Protesters in Saratoga Springs gathered in response to controversial remarks from the city’s Assistant Police Chief John Catone during a June 28th press conference and a contentious city council meeting the following week.  In what began as a press conference to address a stabbing and shots fired incident in the early morning hours of June 26th, Catone plac...

Letter: Saratoga Springs editorial prompts call for apology to the editor FacebookTwitterEmail Letter writer says the Times Union Editorial Board owes an apology to Commissioner of Public Safety Robin Dalton and Saratoga Springs Assistant Police Chief John Catone. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union The editorial "It's not safety vs. justice," July 2, called for the resignation of both Commissioner of Public Safety Robin Dalton and Saratoga Springs Assistant Police Chief John Catone for attempting to "shut down speech they don't like." You cited Catone's "rant filled wit...

Saratoga Springs BLM leader, police respond to graphic comment to officer | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS By Brian Lee | Shares0 SARATOGA SPRINGS – A Black Lives Matter activist told assembled media and onlookers this week that he found a police supervisor and the public safety commissioner’s recent comments “disgusting.” That same activist then went inside City Hall and angrily told an officer to perform a sex act on him. On Tuesday, after holding a press conference to criticize public remarks made by Assistant Police Chief John Catone and Public Safety Commissioner Robin Dalton, BLM ...

Saratoga BLM leadership demands apology, accountability from police FacebookTwitterEmail 8 1of8Buy PhotoActivist Lexis Figuereo speaks as supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement hold a press conference outside city hall to talk about Saratoga Springs police blaming them for an uptick in violence in the city on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of8Buy PhotoActivist Lexis Figuereo speaks as supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement hold a press conference outside city hall to tal...

BLM demonstrators in Saratoga Springs demand apology from assistant police chief, public safety commissioner | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS Share1 SARATOGA SPRINGS – Black Lives Matters activists took to the steps of City Hall to condemn public statements made by the assistant police chief and public safety commissioner, and they pledged to derail the latter’s bid for mayor. About 90 minutes after the protest, several white supporters of BLM joined in the condemnation during Tuesday’s tense City Council meeting. The activists, 34-year-old Lexis Figueroa, his sister, 25-year-old Chandler...