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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Plattsburgh moves forward with investigation into alleged police corruption, fraud

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Hochul seeks to close more prisons, mandate that corrections officers wear cameras

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ICE detained 9 employees at a Tupper Lake lumber mill this week, parent company says

Employer claims that, to their knowledge, all the employees were authorized to work in the U.S.  Click to view the NCPR story 

10 former prison guards charged in death of inmate Robert Brooks

Brooks was allegedly beaten by corrections officers at the Marcy correctional Facilty  Click here for the ABC News story 

COMMENTARY: What is going on at the Adirondack Park Agency?

Hostile work environment alleged  Opinion piece: Click for the Adirondack Almanac Commentary 

DOCCS rescinds 70/30 plan in effort to restore workforce

Also, it temporarily suspends aspects of HALT and announces no disciplinary action stipulations Click here for the Sun Community News story 

DEC Forest Rangers and partners come to the rescue

Town of Santa Clara Franklin County Snowmobile Accident: On Feb. 14 at 1:26 p.m., Forest Rangers Corey and Ordway responded to a call for a snowmobile accident at Little Rainbow Pond on the rail trail. At 1:41 p.m., Rangers arrived and brought a Saranac Lake Paramedic to the patient. The 38-year-old snowmobiler from Mooers indicated she […]

Ellenburg woman arrested after early morning stabbing

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Parolee arrested on weapons and drug charges

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Central NY neighbors fight over snow plowing. Then the gun came out

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Hochul deploys National Guard to state prisons; judge orders corrections officers to end strike

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Gov. Hochul plans to deploy troops as prison officers strike around NY

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North Country lawmakers react to prison unrest

Stec, Jones and Simpson call on the state to address ongoing staffing and safety concerns Click here for the Sun Community News story 

N.Y. readies National Guard amid prison strikes

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Corrections staff strike at Clinton and across the state

‘It’s not safe in there.’ Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Corrections officers hold strikes at Buffalo-area and Elmira-area prisons

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Police arrest Michelle Zajko, wanted in connection to Vermont border agent killing

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Missing transgender man was tortured for over a month and killed in Finger Lakes

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Burlington leaders explore new community safety initiatives

The city has contracted the Chittenden County Sheriff’s Department to have an officer monitor the Marketplace parking garage every weekday from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Senator Dan Stec and Assemblyman Billy Jones express different remedies to recent correctional facility violence

Feb. 12, 2025 – Statement from State Senator Dan Stec on incidents at Upstate and Collins Correctional Facilities  “Between the recent chemical exposure at Upstate Correctional Facility and today’s events at Collins, it’s more clear than ever that state policies like HALT have made these sites unsafe for correction officers, civilian staff and incarcerated individuals. […]

Weeks after shooting of border patrol agent, FBI searched connected residences in North Carolina

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Body in Franklin County tentatively identified as missing Plattsburgh man

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US sues New York officials over immigration enforcement

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TSA seizes handguns from passenger at Burlington airport

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Rangers conduct night rescue in subzero temps for two lost Grace Peak hikers, multiple agencies respond to unresponsive hiker on the Wolf Pond trail

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