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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Eight dead crossing river in attempt to enter US from Canada -police

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Hochul: State Police tracking origin of bogus school shooting calls

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DiNapoli: Former Clerk/Treasurer of St. Lawrence County Village of Norwood Pleads Guilty to Stealing Over $70K From Village

Opinion: Apparently, the village board did not do or failed to perform annual audits competently. March 31, 2023 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua and the New York State Police today announced that Nancy Berger, 55, formerly the Clerk/Treasurer of the Village of Norwood, pleaded guilty to grand larceny […]

No “associated criminality” found in claims against City Police leadership

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False reports of school shootings lock down schools across North Country

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Six people found dead in St. Lawrence River in Akwesasne

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Plattsburgh High School threat deemed not credible

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Merchants and cops struggle to contain wave of shoplifting

“Clinton County Sheriff David Favro said he believes that more than half of such larcenies are perpetrated by individuals stealing goods so they can resell them and support drug habits.” Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Upstate New York shootout leads to attempted murder indictment against off-duty Vermont deputy

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Watertown woman convicted of breaching Capitol, helping man steal Pelosi’s laptop

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Four officers were injured following an attack at Upstate Correctional Facility in Malone.

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Central NY bus monitor critically injured when school bus, pickup crash, police say

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Police arrest two men in Keeseville homicide

Two men charged with 2nd degree murder in Keeseville death Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Violations of NY’s solitary confinement rules remain a year after law changed

A report by the Correctional Association of New York, which monitors prison conditions, found there has been “numerous departures from basic adherence” to the HALT Act Click here for the Times-Union story

Police chief says border patrol is dropping immigrant families at St. Johnsbury Welcome Center

“…they needed to do something with people because the resources up there were being overrun,” Page said Click here for the VTDigger story 

Plattsburgh man sentenced for attempted murder

Investigators say it was a drug deal gone bad  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

What to know about xylazine, the drug authorities are calling a public safety threat

“The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 107,735 Americans died from drug poisonings between August 2021 and August 2022, and 66% of those deaths involved synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Approximately 23% of fentanyl powder and 7% of fentanyl pills seized by the DEA in 2022 contained xylazine, according to Milgram.” Click here for the NCPR […]

State Police investigate homicide in Keeseville

Body found yesterday at Ausable Chasm Bridge riverbank  Click here for the NCPR story 

Suspicious death under investigation in Keeseville

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Ausable Valley Central investigating social media threat

Through their investigation, they learned the threat made on social media was not credible. Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

State police investigate school bus crash in Peru, NY

20 students were on board a school bus when it was struck at an intersection on state route 22 Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Charged With Pocketing Court Fines and Fees

March 16, 2023 State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police announced the arrest of Eileen Steurrys, the former part-time court clerk for the Town of Marion, for the alleged theft of $59,293 in court fines, fees and surcharges. “The defendant went to great lengths in […]

Thousands make their way to the North Country to seek asylum in Canada

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Mooers man charged with felony for copper theft

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South Burlington man sentenced to one year, plus one day for Paycheck Protection Plan fraud

Dennis Duffy secured pandemic loan after forging documents Click here for the MYNBC5 story