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Twice Convicted Sex Offender Wilfredo F. Diaz Convicted of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender
Apr 10, 2017 | 2017 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announces that Wilfredo F. Diaz (d.o.b. 12/10/72) was found guilty today in Saratoga County Court of Failing to Register as a Sex Offender, in violation of New York State Corrections Law Section 168-t, a Class...

Crime Victim Vigil Held in Malta on Sunday “Strength Resilience Justice”
Apr 6, 2017 | 2017 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen reports the 18th Annual Crime Victims’ Candlelight Vigil was held on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at St. Peter Lutheran Church, 2776 Route 9, Malta, New York. Victims of crime, their family members, representatives from...

District Attorney’s Office Shines a Light On Domestic Violence
Oct 4, 2016 | 2016 News
Every October, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office works to shine a light on domestic violence by participating in a campaign to turn the office purple. Purple is the color chosen to spread awareness to the issue of domestic violence. The District...

Heidi Gannon Sentenced To 10 Years For Assisting Her Husband To Sexually Abuse Two Young Victims
Oct 4, 2016 | 2016 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Heidi Gannon (d.o.b. 8/31/75) was sentenced by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III to 10 years incarceration in state prison, to be followed by 20 years of post-release supervision on...

Arthur Gannon Sentenced To 69 Years To Life
Sep 27, 2016 | 2016 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Arthur A. Gannon (d.o.b.8/5/68) was sentenced by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III to a total of 69 years to life following the July 7, 2015 jury conviction of defendant Gannon in...


Saratoga County Trial Jury convicts drunk driver Edward J. Wager of Vehicular Manslaughter 1st from the June 21, 2015 fatal ATV crash that caused the death of Roxanne Opalka in Providence, NY
Jul 25, 2016 | 2016 News
Edward J. Wager (d.o.b. 08/30/1981) of 161 Alderwood Park, Caroga Lake NY was found guilty Friday afternoon by a Saratoga County Trial Jury of two (2) counts of Vehicular Manslaughter 1st as Class “C” Felonies in violation of Penal Law Sections 125.13(1) and (3), two...


Clifton Park Woman Sentenced to Jail and Probation for Possession of a Forged Check
Jul 21, 2016 | 2016 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Paula Gretzinger (d.o.b. 10/11/74) was sentenced in Saratoga County Court by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III to 4 months incarceration in the County Jail and 5 years of probation...



ARTHUR GANNON CONVICTED OF FIVE COUNTS OF PREDATORY SEXUAL ASSAULT AFTER SEVEN WEEK TRIAL
Jul 7, 2016 | 2016 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced today that Arthur A. Gannon (d.o.b.8/5/68) was convicted in Saratoga County Court after a 7 week trial of five counts of Predatory Sexual Assault, Class A-II felonies, in violation of Penal Law Sections...


Gorman Sentenced to Prison for Causing Death and Injury to Skidmore Students
Jun 25, 2016 | 2016 News
Saratoga County District Attorney Karen A. Heggen announced that Thomas H. Gorman (DOB 12-20-50), of 16 Birch Meadows Estates, Saratoga Springs, was sentenced today in the Saratoga County Court by Saratoga County Court Judge James A. Murphy, III to an indeterminate...


Saratoga County Crime Victims’ Candlelight Vigil
Apr 12, 2016 | 2016 News
On Sunday, April 10, 2016, the Saratoga County District Attorney’s Office hosted the 17th Annual Candlelight Vigil for Victims of Crime. The Vigil marked the beginning of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week observances throughout the Capitol Region and the country to...