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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

State doesn’t have equipment, data to properly regulate Spectrum, audit finds – syracuse.com

Source: State doesn’t have equipment, data to properly regulate Spectrum, audit finds – syracuse.com

Jackknifed tractor-trailer prompts closure of Sandbar Causeway

Source: Jackknifed tractor-trailer prompts closure of Sandbar Causeway

The Plastic Bag Ban: What It Means For You – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: The Plastic Bag Ban: What It Means For You – – The Adirondack Almanack

Breaking: Illegal Adirondack resort fined $438k, ordered to shut down | NCPR News

Source: Breaking: Illegal Adirondack resort fined $438k, ordered to shut down | NCPR News

Campaign dollars flow as lawmakers debate New York bail law |niagara-gazette.com

Source: Campaign dollars flow as lawmakers debate New York bail law | Local News | niagara-gazette.com

Feds say new Cuomo offer could resolve trusted traveler dispute – The Buffalo News

Source: Feds say new Cuomo offer could resolve trusted traveler dispute – The Buffalo News

Franklin County DA: Bail reform problems appearing as expected – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Source: Franklin County DA: Bail reform problems appearing as expected | News, Sports, Jobs – Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Regional Forest Ranger Highlights from February 10 to February 23, 2020

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from the backcountry. Town of Clifton St. Lawrence County Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. […]

DiNapoli: Former Clerk Treasurer for the Village of Speculator Charged With Larceny

February 25, 2020 Former Speculator village clerk-treasurer Bonnie Page was charged with grand larceny and corrupting the government for allegedly scamming the village out of $25,988 for health insurance benefits for her family, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Page is charged with using her official position to have the village pay $25,988 for […]

Cayuga Nation seizes properties, demolishes buildings early Saturday morning | WSTM

Source: Cayuga Nation seizes properties, demolishes buildings early Saturday morning | WSTM

Support for bail reform nosedives in New York, new poll shows

Source: Support for bail reform nosedives in New York, new poll shows

Census change could inaccurately report small Vermont community counts – VTDigger

Source: Census change could inaccurately report small Vermont community counts – VTDigger

APA considers $1.5 million in fines against “illegal” Adirondack resort | NCPR News

Source: APA considers $1.5 million in fines against “illegal” Adirondack resort | NCPR News

Protest closes Thousand Islands International Bridge | Top Stories | nny360.com

Source: Protest closes Thousand Islands International Bridge | Top Stories | nny360.com

Second Amendment sanctuary movement takes hold in New York

Source: Second Amendment sanctuary movement takes hold in New York

Do you know someone missing a chicken?

The Plattsburgh Police Department is looking for help finding the owner of this little chicken. She was found in the Kinney’s parking lot on Boynton. Anyone with information, please call the station (518)563-3411

DEC announces 2019 bear harvest totals

Record Harvest in Southern Zone, Lower than Average Harvest in Northern Zone New York State bear hunters took 1,505 black bears during the 2019 hunting seasons, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today. “Black bears are thriving in New York, and bear hunting seasons are a critical part of our state’s […]

DEC Forest Rangers rescue hiker in Keene

Wilderness Rescue: On Feb. 6 at 3:29 p.m., a call came into DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch from inReach GPS services reporting a distress signal from a group of hikers on the Phelps Trail in the High Peaks Wilderness, including a 61-year-old male hiker from Brooklyn who was vomiting from severe dehydration. The hikers managed to […]

Assemblyman Jones and NYSCOPBA Call on Lawmakers to End Double-Bunking in Medium-Security Dormitories

Practice used in 1990s to address large numbers of inmates continues despite decrease in prison population From the office of Assemblyman Billy Jones ALBANY – Today, Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) was joined by leaders and members of the New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) to urge lawmakers to support A.930, a […]

Amid uproar, Senate Democrats to offer compromise on bail law | Newsday

Source: Amid uproar, Senate Democrats to offer compromise on bail law | Newsday

St. Lawrence County legal community divided over bail reform | NCPR News

Source: St. Lawrence County legal community divided over bail reform | NCPR News

State, feds draw battle lines over Trump border edict, Green Light Law – The Buffalo News

Source: State, feds draw battle lines over Trump border edict, Green Light Law – The Buffalo News

Governor Cuomo Announces First Free Fishing Weekend Of 2020

Source: Governor Cuomo Announces First Free Fishing Weekend Of 2020 | Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Burlington Deputy Chief Wright Resigns Following Firestorm Over Social Media 

Source: Burlington Deputy Chief Wright Resigns Following Firestorm Over Social Media | Off Message

Battle over trusted traveler programs devolves into federal-state stalemate 

Source: Battle over trusted traveler programs devolves into federal-state stalemate – The Buffalo News