ALERT: For the past several months there have been a number of break-ins and burglaries in the Coeymans area. A couple of months ago we reported on the hush-hush burglaries of a local insurance agent’s office and a local auto supply store along the 9W. Just recently a local property was broken into and several thousands of dollars in property damage caused, and copper fittings ripped out of the property, and later sold at a scrap dealer’s. Coeymans police are allegedly investigating. Now we have a number of daytime break-ins that are occurring along Rt 144. Bethlehem and Coeymans police are allegedly investigating. But it’s all hush-hush again. No information is being shared with local residents so that they can take steps to protect themselves and their property! Why aren’t we being informed of this new crime wave in our community? Ask your town board members or the local police.

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Update: Since we published the article below on August 24, 2015, the National Historic District appeared to have become eerily quiet; Krug’s dog was not outside barking all day long (but we do hear muffled barking from inside the house but maybe that’s Bonnie Krug). Could it be that the message has finally hit home? Didn’t last long. The New Baltimore Bankrobber and his moll’s dog is again serenading the National Historic District! Thanks for all your help Mr Dellisanti and Mr Ruso! Is Mr Tanner looking for another job yet? Come next elections we’ll know who’s looking for new jobs.

Is the barking dog in the middle of the National Historic District driving local residents Crazy? YES!

Is the New Baltimore Animal Control Officer, Mr. Joseph Tanner, incapable of correcting the nuissance? He doesn’t seem able to do the job; he holds a full-time job that keeps him busy during the day, so how can he possibly do the job of animal control officer?. He can’t!

Is the New Baltimore board member heading the New Baltimore Animal Control Committee, Mr Jeff Ruso, up to the job of supervising Mr Tanner and getting the owners of the dog to control their animal? NO!

Is it time for local residents to compel the owners of the dog to be good neighbors and responsible custodians of the animal? YES!

New Baltimore residents in the National Historic District want help!

For several YEARS now, New Baltimore residents living in the National Historic District along Main Street, Madison Avenue East/New Street, and Washington Avenue have been subjected to a barking dog owned by Bonnie and Bob Krug. The Krugs have been approached by neighbors in a friendly way on a number of occasions to do something about the barking, but the Krugs refuse. It appears that they are a very angry couple and their attitude of GFY! is their way of punishing their neighbors. For what? Because they’re two pitifully unhappy souls (maybe they should pair up with Joan and Bob R.).

One neighbor approached them on a number of occasions as was told he was trespassing, when the neighbor attempted to chat with the Krugs. Bob Krug later addressed a rambling diatribe of inane and insane palaver to the neighbor, threatening the neighbor with trespass if the neighbor attempted to contact the Krugs.

Krug: You makin’ my dog bark?

The Sheriff’s department deputies refuse to enforce what they call a local law, that is, the animal control law, and refer vexed neighbors to the town of New Baltimore, specifically the animal control officer, Mr Joseph Tanner. Like that is going to accomplish anything?

Incompetent, indifferent, or both!

Another neighbor, when asked about the problem just rolled his eyes and said, “They’re a problem.” Another neighbor commented that the Krugs “Need to get daycare for the dog.” So where’s the town of New Baltimore on this issue of enforcing public order and their animal control law? Incompetent, indifferent, or both!

Keeping the Barking Under Control

In a perfect world, dog owners would avoid allowing their animal to do the things that can grate on their neighbor’s nerves, but New Baltimore is far, very far from a friendly community and certainly this is not a perfect world. Barking is one of those behavioral things that you want to keep under control not only because it’s a real nuissance but because it can land you in court. But the Krugs apparently don’t give a shite. But if you’re late with your dog license update, the Town is quick to double the fee with a late charge! But when there are residents keeping a dog that barks from morning to night, and the town elected officials and employees have to move their asses? Nothing!Go figure.

National Historic District Residents have to listen to the animal’s rants for hours on end, even on Sunday mornings. The Town of New Baltimore has been notified on a number of occasions but they don’t seem to be able to get a handle on the situation. The New Baltimore animal control officer, Mr Joseph Tanner, who is being paid several thousands of dollars a year to do a job he doesn’t seem to be able to fit in. Maybe he just cant get the dog or the Krugs to put together a barking schedule he can coordinate with his other job?  Maybe it’s because he works the other full-time job and can’t seem to get away when needed to earn his animal control officer’s pay? Either way, the Town of New Baltimore doesn’t seem up to the challenge of getting the Krugs to control their dog, and that’s adversely affecting the quality of life in the National Historic District. And that’s just not right!

But the Krugs are bad news right from the start, and jailhouse lawyer Bob Krug can tie up a court and a municipality forever with his lunatic tactics and crazy-ass claims. He’s not short on fantasy facts and outright fabrications, either; not bad for a dude who claimed to have stage four metastatic brain cancer more than a decade ago, and soaked up the court’s sympathy to get special treatment. Maybe it’s Krug’s embalmed mummy we see stalking his property and approaching any car that might stop opposite his property but he certainly has mad a miraculous recovery from his otherwise fatal condition.

Krug claimed he had a bomb that could be detonated by remote control…

On September 22, 2009, Robert Krug pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in the third degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree arising from the attempted robbery of the HSBC Bank on Second Avenue in Troy on June 6, 2001. According to court documents, Robert Krug rented a pickup truck from the Budget Car Rental agency shortly before the attempted bank robbery. The vehicle was found in Cohoes, New York, and had in it a package that resembled a bomb. The New York State Police Bomb Squad discovered that the package consisted of three road flares with an attached timer. (The letter provided to the bank teller indicated that Krug had a bomb that could be detonated by remote control. Read more about New Baltimore’s infamous Krugs at New Baltimore’s answer to Bonnie and Clyde: Bonnie and Bob.)

Why Re-Elect Them If They Can’t Even Get a Nat’l Historic District Resident to Control their Barking Dog?

Yes, Mr Ruso. Yes, Mr Tanner. We know. You are the law in New Baltimore.

And that’s a very legitimate question, neighbors. If the elected officials on the town of New Baltimore town board can’t get their act together enough to get two maverick residents to control their barking dog, what exactly are those same elected officials doing, anyway? If there is a town board member who is in charge of the animal control committee, Mr Jeff Ruso, what exactly is he doing to improve this situation? If Mr Ruso is in charge of the animal control committee, why hasn’t he demanded that Mr Joseph Tanner either get the situation under control and do his job or resign? Those are some pretty damned good questions we should be asking given the fact that they’re up for re-election or soon will be. What exactly are they doing, anyway?

Lucky for New Baltimore National Historic District residents, this blog is now involved. Luckily for you, Smalbany can help. We are your one-stop-shop for reliable town and village incompetence solutions.

If they can’t be decent neighbors perhaps there’s another language they’ll understand.

The Editor

Stay tuned for our next article: We will be discussing Mr Denis Jordan’s refusal to own up to his allegedly illegal “contracts” made with certain friends of his for purchasing supplies without going through the bidding process. Why is he refusing to appear before the board to explain what he is doing with taxpayer money. Why is some character showing up “representing him” as his attorney appearing instead. Why does Jordan feel he needs an attorney to appear for him? Well, the “attorney” is a former New Baltimore appointee to one of administrative boards (planning or zoning) but she couldn’t handle the job and resigned. She’s a friend of Diane Lewis — Does that surprise you? So she’s ready to jump right in at Lewis’s beck and call to defend democrap Denis Jordan now that he’s in hot water and in a battle to keep his job. Denis Jordan was elected by us and is answerable to us and to our elected board members. How dare he refuse to explain what’s going on in the New Baltimore Highway Department! How dare he send some bimbo to tell the board she’s answering for him. Time for that major pothole Denis Jordan to go away…maybe down 9W for some correction. Stay tuned. We’ll provide the dirty details in an upcoming article.