Adults in their Sunday best, teenagers in sweat shirts, law enforcement officers in dress uniform and elected officials in dark business suits filled the sanctuary at the Presbyterian New England Congregational Church on Sunday to share stories, offer support and rally for rights of crime victims. Launching National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, the gathering was the first in a series of local events that will include a rose garden remembrance, a memorial brick dedication ceremony and Take Back the Night walk. Posted on April 14, 2008.
Amy Blair and her son Jeremy Luzinski, 9, of Glenmont, look at a photograph of Blair's best friend, Liza Warner, a violent crime victim at the conclusion of the ninth annual candlelight vigil for victims of crime on Sunday.
Jonathan Mueller, left, and Karen Pettigrew, president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving of the Capital District, sit together during the candlelight vigil held for victims of crime on Sunday. Mueller is the survivor of a DWI crash that left him with a traumatic brain injury.
The victim's scroll is unrolled for the invocation at the ninth annual candlelight vigil for victims of crime at the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church in Saratoga Springs Sunday.
Chris Cohn, 15, of Ballston Spa looks for the name of his late mother, Faye Titshaw, on the victim's scroll on display at the Ninth Annual Candlelight Vigil for victims of crime on Sunday.