‘The perception issue:’ Cohoes Mayor and Police Chief say increase in crime is not reality

‘The perception issue:’ Cohoes Mayor and Police Chief say increase in crime is not reality

COHOES, N.Y. — The uptick in crime in Cohoes is perception not reality, said Mayor Bill Keeler. Following a public fight that resulted in over 40 officers from several counties’ and cities’ law enforcement arriving, Keeler said he knows where the worries come from but the statistics don’t align. “With that, there’s a public perception that all of sudden crime is out of control in Cohoes and that’s completely not true,” Keeler, who was a state tr…