Structure fire at Kenwood Ave

On Saturday, October 24, 2020 at 11:00 PM the Bethlehem Police Department received a report of an active structure fire at 28 Kenwood Ave, Delmar. Upon arrival of the first police and fire units, the house was found to be fully involved and the two occupa...

Early voting traffic issues

On Saturday, October 24, 2020, early voting started for this election cycle and the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, located at 85 Elm Ave, Delmar, in the Town of Bethlehem was chosen as one of the early voting sites in Albany County. Shortly after the polls op...

Police Press Release - Bethlehem Police Offer Consolidated Services in Wake of MeTooBethlehem Posts

July 1, 2020

The Bethlehem Police Department is aware of a recently added Instagram profile entitled “Me Too Bethlehem”.  In barely twenty-four hours, over one hundred anonymous reports have been published on this account that ...

Bethlehem Police Department Case 81-V-28-0026 – Unidentified Human Remains

Bethlehem Police Department Case 81-V-28-0026 – Unidentified Human Remains

The Bethlehem Police Department continues to investigate the 1981 finding of human remains, in an effort to identify the decedent.

DNA of the decedent is now on file, howev...

Updates to New York State Child Safety Seat Law

Updates to Child Safety Seat Law

            Effective November 1, 2019, New York State Law has been amended requiring all children under the age of two, be restrained in a rear-facing car seat. &nb...

Police Press Release - Are any fireworks legal in New York State?

With the the summer upon us, there have been many questions on legal and illegal fireworks.  The Bethlehem Police Department would like to clarify what fireworks are legal, and which are not.  Due to recent changes by the legislature the...