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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at CVPH

Facility reopens after law enforcement investigation                                                                                                                    PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/11/2022)  –  A bomb threat early Sunday morning resulted in a 4-hour lockdown of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). After receiving the phone call shortly before 8 a.m., CVPH officials immediately called in New York State Police and the Plattsburgh […]

Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Community mourns Burlington stabbing victim as police investigation continues

Click here for the VTDigger story 

Hochul signs legislation to crack down on telemarketing calls

Requires telemarketers to immediately give customers options of being added to do-not-call lists during calls Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Burlington stabbing leaves one man dead

Click here for the WCAX News story 

Plattsburgh police investigate Saturday morning stabbing at downtown nightclub

Officials do not believe there is a threat to the community Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Durand Road crash claims the life of one, injures others

Richie Arroyo mourned as four others recover from Friday’s deadly head-on crash Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Can you bring a gun to the zoo? On a bus? Syracuse judge eagerly rewrites NY firearms law

Editor’s Note: Judge Suddaby spent several years of his youth in Saranac, NY Click here for the Syracuse.com story

Public Hearing on Building Code Changes: Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6:00PM

The Town of Peru Town Board has scheduled a Public Hearing on a Local Law to administer and enforce the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code.   New York State made several building code changes. The town is required to put the changes into place […]

DiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

Ex-Director of Food Services for Hempstead Public Schools Steered Contracts to Co-Defendant in Exchange for Kickbacks November 29, 2022 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that earlier today, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire […]

The strange intersection of gun rights and legal weed in New York State

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Church Street’s Outdoor Gear Exchange ramps up security following period of record shoplifting

The business lost about $20,000 from theft in October and has hired an outside security firm to deter shoplifters. Click here for the NBC5 story

Attorneys for limo operator appeal judge’s decision tossing plea in Schoharie crash

Click here for the Syracuse.com story 

NY marijuana regulators publish proposed rules for the state’s marketplace

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N.Y. cracks down on online ammunition

Attorney General pledges ‘full force’ against illegal ammunition shipments Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Why the Mohawk occupation of a former Adirondack summer camp matters today

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Clinton Correctional NYSCOPBA donates $3K to holiday cause

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Franklin County VT elects a sheriff who is facing a criminal charge

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Missing Person Search Concludes with Indian Lake House Fire, Rescue, Arson & Burglary Charges

Click here for several Adirondack Almanac stories 

Lake Placid’s McGahay wins state Supreme Court seat

“Republican running mates Richard A. Kupferman and Chris Obstarczyk, who earned the other two open seats, earned 152,176 votes and 144,315 votes, respectively.” Click here for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise story

Federal judge again rules parts of New York state’s gun law unconstitutional

Click here for the Syracuse.com story  A little sidenote – Judge Suddaby grew up in Picketts Corners, Saranac, NY.

Cornell University suspends frat parties after reported sexual assault, druggings

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Local nanny charged for alleged child assault

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NY just loosened its marijuana testing requirements in a big way

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State Inspector General releases limo report after furor over delay

Investigators scrutinized agencies’ oversight of the limousine industry and interactions with owners of vehicle that caused 20 deaths Click here for the Times-Union story