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Archive for 'Law Enforcement News'

Gov. Hochul vetoes bill allowing Upstate NY counties to ban holiday hunt

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Employees speak out about alleged discrimination

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Troopers PBA tells members to ‘not cooperate’ with attorney general

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Hochul signs legislation to end puppy mill pipeline

Bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet stores Click here for the Sun Community News story 

SUNY Plattsburgh Police strive to follow the Golden Rule

“If you don’t have the trust of the people you’re serving, you’re getting nowhere,” chief says Click here for the Sun Comunity News story 

South Burlington Police search for suspect who fired a gun at a local park Tuesday evening.

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Robberies under investigation, more culvert issues, Elm Street already excavated, CATS trail coming to Peru and more

By John T. Ryan  December 12, 2022, Peru Town Board Meeting  On December 5, Supervisor Brandy McDonald warned residents via Facebook that two guns and a bulletproof vest were among the items stolen from Washington, Paine, and Elm Street cars. Several residents’  security cameras photographed the alleged thief. McDonald said he hasn’t heard from the […]

Hunter illegally kills bear in Central New York wildlife refuge

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Plattsburgh High School says threat sent via AirDrop is not credible

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Bomb Threat Prompts Lockdown at CVPH

Facility reopens after law enforcement investigation                                                                                                                    PLATTSBURGH, NY (12/11/2022)  –  A bomb threat early Sunday morning resulted in a 4-hour lockdown of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH). After receiving the phone call shortly before 8 a.m., CVPH officials immediately called in New York State Police and the Plattsburgh […]

Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

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Community mourns Burlington stabbing victim as police investigation continues

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Hochul signs legislation to crack down on telemarketing calls

Requires telemarketers to immediately give customers options of being added to do-not-call lists during calls Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Burlington stabbing leaves one man dead

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Plattsburgh police investigate Saturday morning stabbing at downtown nightclub

Officials do not believe there is a threat to the community Click here for the Press-Republican story 

Durand Road crash claims the life of one, injures others

Richie Arroyo mourned as four others recover from Friday’s deadly head-on crash Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Can you bring a gun to the zoo? On a bus? Syracuse judge eagerly rewrites NY firearms law

Editor’s Note: Judge Suddaby spent several years of his youth in Saranac, NY Click here for the Syracuse.com story

Public Hearing on Building Code Changes: Monday, December 12, 2022, at 6:00PM

The Town of Peru Town Board has scheduled a Public Hearing on a Local Law to administer and enforce the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention and Building Code and the State Energy Conservation Construction Code.   New York State made several building code changes. The town is required to put the changes into place […]

DiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme

Ex-Director of Food Services for Hempstead Public Schools Steered Contracts to Co-Defendant in Exchange for Kickbacks November 29, 2022 New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that earlier today, Sharon Gardner, the former Director of Food Services for the Hempstead Union Free School District (“HUFSD”), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit honest services wire […]

The strange intersection of gun rights and legal weed in New York State

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Church Street’s Outdoor Gear Exchange ramps up security following period of record shoplifting

The business lost about $20,000 from theft in October and has hired an outside security firm to deter shoplifters. Click here for the NBC5 story

Attorneys for limo operator appeal judge’s decision tossing plea in Schoharie crash

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NY marijuana regulators publish proposed rules for the state’s marketplace

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N.Y. cracks down on online ammunition

Attorney General pledges ‘full force’ against illegal ammunition shipments Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Why the Mohawk occupation of a former Adirondack summer camp matters today

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