Perception versus reality doesn’t change the worry on crime in Cohoes

Perception versus reality doesn’t change the worry on crime in Cohoes

COHOES, N.Y. — On Tuesday night, community members and business owners took to the Cohoes Common Council workshop to speak on the reality they face with criminals and panhandlers in the city. Though Mayor Bill Keeler and Chief of Police Todd Waldin said the problem is more perception and that the crime rate is down over the last decade, it doesn’t change that people are worried and face personal attacks that make it seem like a crime wave. Mandy…