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Looking Back: Jan. 14 FacebookTwitterEmail In January 1964, former teachers and pupils of the 85-year old Coeymans Hollow School get together to chat of bygone days at the one-room school. Listening to Willis Stott of Coeymans Hollow, right, tell of his days as a pupil are Harold Collins, left, and Robert L. VanEtten, both graduates of the old school district, and Anna M. Fisher, left, and Helene VanEtten, who both were teachers at the Coeymans Hollow School.  (Times Union Archive)Times Union Historic Images 100 Years ago Violence in Green Island labor dispute During a clash between picketin...

Our law enforcement and safety partners. a lot offing toed determination. we had over 2400 leads and over 1500 law enforcement officers on the ground here. so it was nothing short of miraculous cooperation between these agencies. the best i've seen in 25 years in my career as a state trooper. >> a quick question i know the law of new york state and many allows a peace officer to shoot at a fleeing felon. that was certainly the case here with the prison escapee. do you know if the sergeant involved was trying to stop him to preserve him for investigate i have purposes or trying to shoot him any...

He was alone when this happened. sergeant cook happens to be from troop b, which is this area. he knew the area very well. he was still alone and was a very courageous act. i said to sergeant cook, who has two daughters, 16 and 17, i said, well, you go home tonight, and tell your daughters you are a hero. with teenager girls that will probably last a good 24 hours and then you will go back to being a regular dad as i well know. this was an extraordinary situation in many ways. the prison in dannemora is over 100 years old. this is the first escape in 100 years. if you were writing a movie plot...

And now, i turn you over to superintendent joseph dimico who runs the new york state police. superintendent? >> thank you, governor. good afternoon. i'll give you the facts that i know but i just caution that the shooting investigation into the apprehension of david sweat is ongoing so i'll give you whatever i do know, though. about 3:20 today, sergeant jay cook, assigned to troop b, spent most of his career here at sp malone, was on patrol. he was supervised perimeter posts up in the area and continued ground search. as he was driving down the road, he spotted a male who was basically jogging...

The trooper gave chase. the trooper was unable to catch him on foot. at one point, the sergeant decided to discharge his weapon hitting mr. sweat twice in the torso. mr. sweat went down. help arrived. and mr. sweat is now in a hospital in stable condition. this happened a mile and a half from the canadian border. in the town of constable. i had the chance to speak with sergeant cook and congratulate him on his great police work. he was alone when this happened. sergeant cook happens to be from troop b, he knew the area very well. he was still alone and a courageous act. i said to sergeant cook...