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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Upstate Correctional inmate arrested for staff assault

Incarcerated individual arrested for recent facility violence as he was released from prison Click here for the Sun Community News story 

14-year-old boy denies murder charge in fatal shooting of another 14-year-old boy in Bristol

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Adirondack Correctional Facility civilian employee admits to forged doctors’ notes

Click here for the Sun Community News story 

How one Upstate NY sheriff’s oath led him down a far-right path

Click here for the NCPR story 

VT State employees union calls for ‘state of emergency’ to handle juvenile detention

“Youths brought into the system are “essentially homeless,” he said, as front-line staff improvise alternatives.” Click here for the VTDigger story 

Alleged liquor thieves caught after video release

Port Henry, Town of Moriah  Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Gov. signs new Law Enforcement Domestic Incident Model Policy

Policy promotes safety of law officers as well as victims Click here for the Sun Community News story 

DEC to Lead Multi-Agency Effort to Investigate Bottle Bill Fraud

Examination of Returnable Container Act Fraud Will Help Prevent the Loss of Millions in Revenue and Hold Offenders Accountable The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced a statewide multi-agency effort to help prevent returnable container schemes that defraud the state of millions of dollars each year. This new effort will help […]

Recent Adirondack Region Forest Ranger Actions

Town of Keene  – Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Oct. 4 at 8:08 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch received a call about a beacon device activated to communicate a diabetic emergency. The 35-year-old from Minnesota self-administered insulin but could not test his blood sugar. At 11 p.m., Forest Rangers and a Wilmington/Keene Valley Paramedic reached the subject […]

Community members react to recent Plattsburgh vandalism incidents

Graffiti was found throughout various notable locations in the Lake City Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Lake Placid News: Fatal Lake Placid airplane crash followed engine failure

Click here for the Lake Placid News story 

DEC Forest Rangers busy with Adirondack rescues over the past week

Town of Indian Lake Hamilton County Wilderness Rescue: On Sept. 30 at 2:14 p.m., Forest Rangers Scott and Temple responded to a hiker with a leg injury near the summit of Blue Mountain. Personnel from Indian Lake, Blue Mountain, and Speculator fire departments helped Rangers set up a rope system to raise the subject to […]

Missing 9-year-old girl Charlotte Sena found in ‘good health’: Police

Click here for the ABC Action News story 

STATEMENT OF NEW YORK INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION CHAIR KEN JENKINS AND COMMISSIONERS COLLADO, CUEVAS-MOLINA, FLATEAU, AND FRAZIER ON PUBLIC INPUT IN ADVANCE OF COURT OF APPEALS DECISION ON CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTING

New York Independent Redistricting Commission Chair Jenkins and Commissioners Collado, Cuevas-Molina, Flateau, and Frazier hereby invite public input while awaiting a decision from the Court of Appeals on congressional districting by the Commission. On June 28, 2022, a group of New York voters filed a lawsuit against the New York Independent Redistricting Commission (the “IRC” […]

Feds give more details on fatal plane crash in Lake Placid

Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story 

No criminal charges for police officer who fatally shot Saranac Lake man on June 29

Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Tanker truck crash in the Adirondacks leaks 3,500 gallons of hazardous liquid

Click here for the NCPR story 

Hochul announces Free Fishing Day this Saturday, September 23

Click here for the NCPR story 

South Burlington police see a 500% increase in stolen car pursuits

After seeing a 100% increase in reported car thefts Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

See moment Central New York home explodes from gas leak (video)

The house exploded about three hours after a stolen SUV driven by a 17-year-old male smashed into the home. Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

Visitation suspended at Ray Brook prison

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the Ray Brook facility will be closed to visitation until further notice Click here for MYNBC5 story 

Men arrested for death of Keeseville resident indicted on murder, assault charges

Both men have been in jail since their arrest on March 21 in relation to the death of Kenneth Darrah of Keeseville. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Albany man killed in Plattsburgh hit-and-run

Another Albany man charged with murder after fleeing the Exit 36 truck stop incident Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Migrant surge brings federal attention to New York’s north country

More than 6,000 apprehensions in the Swanton sector over the last 11 months surpassing the last 10 years combined Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Sheriff: Deputy shot and killed 2 teens in vehicle that nearly ran him over in DeWitt (Syracuse suburb)

Click here for the Syracuse.com story