WATERVLIET, NY (WRGB) — The Watervliet Police Department arrested two men on drug and weapons charges after they reportedly fled a traffic stop.
On October 1st, 2026, at approximately 2:45 AM, an officer conducting a routine patrol in the area of 2nd Avenue and 15th Street, observed a vehicle in violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. The vehicle’s operator, identified as Zyeef Cancer, 24, was found to be in possession of a suspended driver’s license.
According to police, during the traffic stop Cancer fled, striking a deployed tire deflation device and leading officers on a pursuit. Akeim Ryan, 26, a passenger, exited the vehicle on foot and was apprehended after a brief foot pursuit…