Capital Region News

County Official Arrested

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published September 3, 2013 at 4:27 PM EDT

A high ranking Albany County official has been arrested on drug charges.

An investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies culminated with the arrest of Deputy County Executive Christine Quinn.

The Times Union says Quinn is charged with one felony and one misdemeanor in a case involving prescription drugs.

Quinn has been County Executive Dan McCoy's second in command since her July 2012 appointment to replace Deputy County Executive Michael Perrin, who left to take a job with the state.

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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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