Albany cashier seizes weapon from suspect; police arrest man olice take a man into custody on Westerlo Street in Albany at the end of a standoff on Tuesday, Aug. 7. (Philip Kamrass / Times Union) ALBANY -- Hafiz Alam was standing behind the counter at Quail Street News just before dawn Tuesday when a man wearing a hooded sweat shirt and sunglasses rushed through the door with a shotgun and demanded money. The 29-year-old cashier had been in this situation before. Once, three men toting guns forced him into a bathroom and robbed the store where he was working. Another...