Brooklyn Teen Beaten, Robbed (WNBC)
Fri, 16 May 2008 10:13:57 GMT
Detectives in Brooklyn are looking for two attackers they say jumped a teenage boy, beating him and stealing the bike he had been riding.
Law in New York makes display of noose a felony (Winston-Salem Journal)
Fri, 16 May 2008 04:17:52 GMT
The state of New York has outlawed the display of a noose as a threat, after several incidents involving the symbol of racist lynchings.
Law Makes Noose Display a Felony (New York Times)
Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:28 GMT
Displaying a noose as a threat in New York State will now be punishable by up to four years in prison.
NY AG to investigate new forms of pension fraud in schools (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Thu, 15 May 2008 19:20:10 GMT
Associated Press - May 15, 2008 3:15 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he's expanding his statewide investigation into pension fraud to include school...
Man Charged With DWI After Chase (R News)
Thu, 15 May 2008 12:18:02 GMT
Rochester police charged a driver with DWI after a short chase and accident in the city overnight. A Rochester police officer attempted to make a routine traffic stop around midnight on Goodman Street. When the officer tried to pull the vehicle over the driver took off.
Coast Guard creates position to help combat drug smuggling (Staten Island Advance)
Thu, 15 May 2008 11:55:10 GMT
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- An important new tool will help the Coast Guard deep-six illegal drugs coming through New York Harbor.
New Paltz school board member busted (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
Thu, 15 May 2008 06:15:25 GMT
NEW PALTZ — School board member Don Kerr has been charged by New York State Police with driving while ability impaired by drugs and unlawful possession of marijuana.
After YouTube Bullying Video, Proposed Law Would Make It a Felony (WRGB Albany)
Mon, 12 May 2008 21:21:27 GMT
Albany, N.Y. A proposal in New York would make a felony of committing violent acts for display on Internet video sites.
Salient Corporation's Performance Management Solution Helps NY State Counties Identify Medicaid Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mon, 12 May 2008 14:44:00 GMT
Medicaid eligibility topped more than 4 million in New York State in 2007. With so many recipients and providers involved, the New York State Department of Health is committed to eliminating any cases of fraud, waste, and abuse.
Philly man sentenced in New York on federal identity theft charges (Mid-Hudson News)
Thu, 08 May 2008 10:55:53 GMT
ALBANY – A Philadelphia man Wednesday pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Albany to five felony counts for victimizing elderly women through the United States, including several in upstate New York.
