Crime and Public Safety

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (492+ words) GREENVILLE, N.Y. (WNYT) – A New York traffic stop blocked a shipment of 25 horses bound for slaughter and renewed calls for a nationwide ban. Earlier this week, law enforcement stopped a truck in northern New York carrying 25 horses that had been loaded…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (320+ words) The New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association is urging drivers to slow down and move over for stopped emergency and other authorized vehicles as Labor Day weekend brings heavier traffic and increased enforcement across the state. The reminder comes…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (384+ words) The sheriffs of Cayuga and Wayne counties are among 15 across New York challenging a new state law that bars local law enforcement agencies from entering formal agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to carry out federal civil immigration duties. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (619+ words) New York officials are warning consumers about increasingly sophisticated investment scams that use artificial intelligence, fake trading platforms and online relationships to steal money. The state Division of Consumer Protection cited Federal Trade Commission data showing 144,041 consumers reported more than…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (511+ words) A corrupt corrections officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted an inmate at a Long Island jail landed just 18 months behind bars and was allowed to resign rather than be officially booted under a recent plea deal. Jason Middleton, 37, scored the deal…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (154+ words) A Las Vegas man was arrested after New York State Police investigators said he stole $9,600 worth of Pokémon cards from a vendor at Anime NYC in Manhattan. Investigators from Troop NYC's Manhattan Criminal Squad arrested Joseph Quach on Aug. 21 following…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (478+ words) A teen former Long Island student who claims she was raped in a classroom by a popular art teacher is suing the school district for allegedly failing to protect her from the twisted “serial sex predator.” The ex-student was groomed…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (40+ words) Authorities charged a New York woman in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the state Capitol building in Albany. Authorities charged a New York woman in connection with an alleged plot to bomb the state Capitol building in Albany....

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (66+ words) Adam Murphy, who is leading a new Federal Habeas Clinic at Fordham Law School, always knew his calling was to stand up for people who needed help within the legal system. As a lawyer, he shared the first time he…...