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SARATOGA SPRINGS —Sergeant Mark Leffler’s experienced ears responded quickly to the voice I hardly noticed on the radio, break- ing off our conversation about local DWI incidents. e lights and siren went on, and I could feel a slight increase in G’s as our vehicle sped down Broadway, traffic quickly moving out of our way. “Ambulance in route,” came dis- patcher Aneisha Liska’s calm voice into the unmarked vehicle. at, I heard. It was about 3:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 5, about the time my ride-along shiſt with the Saratoga Springs Police Department was about to end, and it sounded like it was about to end on a sober note. Saratoga TODAY Newsroom Manager Norra Reyes participated in a tour and ride-along of a typical night in the life of Saratoga Springs Police Officer Jonathan VanWie and his colleagues on Friday, March 4. Photo courtesy of the Saratoga Springs Police Department. Up until this point, it had been fairly quiet, a routine night in Saratoga. I had arrived at the dou- ble doors on Lake Avenue lead- ing to both the police station and the department of public works at around 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. e air was country-crisp and clean, wrapped in the welcoming twilight of the city lights that held the cold night at bay. I remember thinking, no wonder people make the drive from Albany up here aſter the bars close there. Saratoga Springs is quite pretty at any hour, and it smells nice. I paused at the security win- dow of the Saratoga Springs Police Department and was welcomed by Officer Jonathan VanWie, 29, who wore his uniform with the ease of Behind the Thin Blue Line See Auction pg. 12 Up for Auction The Final Four BALLSTON SPA — Twice each year, in March and September, properties foreclosed on for tax delinquencies in Saratoga County are sold at public auc- tion. On Tuesday, March 15, the 2016 Spring Auction will take place at 50 West High Street in Building 5 in Ballston Spa, and will feature approxi- mately 60 parcels to bid on. See Blue Line pg. 7 Volume 11 • Issue 10 • March 11 – March 17, 2016 saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com • (518) 581-2480 LOCAL • INDEPENDENT • FREE by Rebbecca Davis Saratoga TODAY by Norra Reyes Saratoga TODAY Weekend Forecast FRIDAY 57|29 SATURDAY 62|37 SUNDAY 60|39 Inside TODAY Blotter 5 Obituaries 6-7 Business 14-15 Education 26-27 Pulse 42-45 Sports 51-55 See pg. 34-36 Blue Streaks Buffalo Bound See Final Four pg. 51 My Night on a SSPD Ride Along Photo by Francesco D’Amico Daylight Savings March 13th 2 a.m.
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Transcript of Police Ride Along p. 1
SARATOGA SPRINGS —Sergeant Mark Leffler’s experienced ears responded quickly to the voice I hardly noticed on the radio, break-ing off our conversation about local DWI incidents. The lights and siren went on, and I could feel a slight increase in G’s as our vehicle sped down Broadway, traffic quickly moving out of our way.
“Ambulance in route,” came dis-patcher Aneisha Liska’s calm voice into the unmarked vehicle. That, I heard. It was about 3:15 a.m. on Saturday morning, March 5, about the time my ride-along shift with the Saratoga Springs Police Department was about to end, and it sounded like it was about to end on a sober note.
Saratoga TODAY Newsroom Manager Norra Reyes participated in a tour and ride-along of a typical night in the life of Saratoga Springs Police Officer Jonathan VanWie and his colleagues on Friday, March 4. Photo courtesy of the Saratoga Springs Police Department.
Up until this point, it had been fairly quiet, a routine night in Saratoga. I had arrived at the dou-ble doors on Lake Avenue lead-ing to both the police station and the department of public works at around 8 p.m. Friday, March 4. The air was country-crisp and clean, wrapped in the welcoming twilight of the city lights that held the cold night at bay. I remember thinking, no wonder people make the drive from Albany up here after the bars close there. Saratoga Springs is quite pretty at any hour, and it smells nice.
I paused at the security win-dow of the Saratoga Springs Police Department and was welcomed by Officer Jonathan VanWie, 29, who wore his uniform with the ease of
Behind the Thin Blue Line
See Auction pg. 12
Up for AuctionThe Final FourBALLSTON SPA — Twice each year, in March and September, properties foreclosed on for tax delinquencies in Saratoga County are sold at public auc-tion. On Tuesday, March 15, the 2016 Spring Auction will take place at 50 West High Street in Building 5 in Ballston Spa, and will feature approxi-mately 60 parcels to bid on.
See Blue Line pg. 7
Volume 11 • Issue 10 • March 11 – March 17, 2016 saratogaTODAYnewspaper.com • (518) 581-2480
L O C A L • I N D E P E N D E N T • F R E E
by Rebbecca DavisSaratoga TODAY
by Norra ReyesSaratoga TODAY
Weekend ForecastFRIDAY
57|29SATURDAY
62|37SUNDAY
60|39
Inside TODAYBlotter 5
Obituaries 6-7
Business 14-15
Education 26-27
Pulse 42-45
Sports 51-55
See pg. 34-36
Blue Streaks Buffalo BoundSee Final Four pg. 51
My Night on a SSPD Ride Along
Photo by Francesco D’Amico
Daylight Savings March 13th 2 a.m.
