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For years, countless New Yorkers could not afford pretrial bail. As a result, many of them got locked away for months, even years before their court date. But now, under the state's new bail reform policies, they could get the fighting chance they deserve. In years...
The general public trusts law enforcement officers to protect them. Meanwhile, those suspected of having committed a crime rely on their constitutional right of presumed innocence and a fair trial. The grey space between a criminal accusation and trial may seem...
Getting arrested and facing criminal charges has a way of impacting your life for more than just the time you spend in jail. Many people don't want to deal with the interruption that court can cause in their lives. Even if they know they did not commit the crime of...
There are many different ways to defend against allegations of criminal actions. Some of the possibilities are to prove insanity, automatism, mistake of fact or self-defense. As someone who is willing to admit that you did commit a crime and made a mistake, you may be...
Drug crimes in New York have the potential to affect your life in many ways. You may end up losing your freedoms and going to jail, or you could end up paying thousands of dollars in fines and fees. What's most important for people to know is what it takes to obtain a...
Have you ever lied to your insurance company? Imagine this scenario, your kids have been playing baseball in the backyard for years, and one day you went out to check on them and noticed hundreds of pockmarks across the aluminum siding on the back of your house. Not...
If you have an outstanding low-level summons warrant, now is your chance to get it cleared. The Queens district attorney is co-hosting a free event that is offering people a chance to start fresh and clear their names. On Saturday, October 21, the DA, along with the...
Stricter laws are needed to crack down on cruelty to animals, say animal-rights advocates in New York. The issue was recently brought to the forefront when a Staten Island man was charged with aggravated cruelty to a cat after posting a video on Facebook Live. The...
In Suffolk County, police are implementing an “overt camera” program in an attempt to stop crime before it starts. The program involves the placement of obvious police cameras in public areas in which residents have requested them, or in which police data...
On June 14, it was reported that the acting Manhattan U.S. attorney filed three indictments and two criminal complaints against a number of people accused of being part of an alleged "Russian crime syndicate" based in New York. In total, more than two dozen men...