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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Essex supervisor seeks to head off rail disasters

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Calvin Castine reports on a Mooers, NY border crossing incident

Vermont car crash fatalities hit a 10-year high in 2022

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‘We have a safe airport.’ No threat found after massive police response Sunday at Burlington

Airport All 65 passengers on United Airlines flight 3613 were reported safe Click here for the NBC5 story 

Anonymous letter about Plattsburgh police chief could create hostile work environment, mayor says Now, Rosenquest’s office said the public

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Police in Saranac Lake investigate attempted murder, after Lake Placid man stabbed

Police charged Walter Finnegan Jr., 73, with multiple felonies including attempted murder Click here for the MYNBC5 story  

Officer stabbed at Franklin Correctional Facility

Three officers injured in facility dorm attack Click here for the Sun Community News story 

DEC Reminds New Yorkers: Annual Residential Brush Burning Prohibition Starts March 16

Spring Burn Ban Reduces Wildfire Risks, Protects Lives and Property New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning begins March 16 and runs through May 14. Since 2009, DEC has enforced the annual brush burning ban to prevent wildfires and protect communities […]

Additional border agents added to US Northern border to curb illegal crossings

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Burlington votes down police control board, ‘prop zero’ charter changes

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New York man found dead after falling through ice on Schroon Lake

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Police ID victim in fatal crash on Route 3 in Plattsburgh

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Police identify two people killed in Colchester murder-suicide case

Initial findings point to murder-suicide.  Click here for the MYNBC5 story 

Two people dead in Colchester shooting

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DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Coyote Conflicts

Sightings Anticipated to Become More Prevalent as Spring Approaches The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today issued guidance to help prevent conflicts between people and coyotes. Coyote sightings are likely to increase in the coming months and DEC encourages New Yorkers to be aware of the potential for conflicts and follow DEC […]

NY lawmaker pushes 70 mph speed limit for all vehicles

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FBI joins criminal investigation of New York state troopers PBA

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Panel discusses addiction and overdose crisis in North Country

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Rouses Point Bridge back open after police search for possible missing person in Lake Champlain

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Adirondack Bootlegging

Buffalo shooter Payton Gendron gets life sentence for racist supermarket attack that killed 10

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N.Y. announces 2023 Free Fishing Days

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Here’s why New York State inspection stickers are getting a new look

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DEC Releases Draft Lake Champlain Watershed Implementation Plan

March 17 Deadline for Public Comments on Plan to Reduce Phosphorus and Improve Water Quality The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the release of the draft Watershed Implementation Plan that creates a detailed path forward to reduce phosphorus that impairs Lake Champlain and contributes to harmful algal blooms (HABs). The […]

Marijuana Ballad of a weed grower: Josh Waterman’s rise from small-town dealer to the front line of NY’s cannabis experiment

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