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Domestic Dispute At Mayoral Candidate's Home

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Troy police were called to the home of a mayoral candidate Thursday night.

Authorities tell the Times Union they answered a call to Lansingburgh, where Republican mayoral hopeful and City Councilman Jim Gordon and his wife were engaged in a "verbal argument."  No arrests were made, Gordon telling police "It wasn't anything serious," that his wife did summon police but she later came to regret making the call.

Two officers showed up around 5:30 p.m. at Gordon's Seventh Avenue residence, following protocol for responding to the report of a domestic incident.

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.
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