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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

State Police begins move from Lewis complex

Troop B to be out of Essex Co. Safety by Dec. 1 Click here for the Sun Community news story 

Suspect pleads not guilty in Burlington shooting that injured 3 Palestinian Americans

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3 Palestinian American students shot in Burlington, police say

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The third wave: How Burlington lost ground in its battle against opioids

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Northern Tier truck crash leaves one youth dead and three critically injured

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One teen dies, three others hurt in early-morning accident in Northern Tier

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More details on border funding – Both the Champlain and Rouses Point Ports of Entry to receive upgrades

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Public help sought regarding Military Turnpike Maplefields burglary

Anyone with information is asked to call State Police Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Stewart’s closing Manning Blvd. shop due to public safety concerns

November 13, 2023 — Stewart’s Shops Corp. is closing its store at the corner of Manning Boulevard and Central Avenue in Albany following a surge in theft, robberies and threats of violence that have created an unsafe environment for our customers and our partners who work there. This unfortunate decision is driven by the need to ensure the safety […]

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

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Adirondack Correctional Facility civilian employee admits to forged doctors’ notes

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

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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

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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

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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

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

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