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Niagara County contractor accused of fraud
Law enforcement authorities have announced the arrest of a Niagara County man for allegedly operating a contractor fraud scheme.
Rochester finance director charged with DWI
Charles A. Benincasa, 59, Rochester’s finance director, was charged Thursday with driving while intoxicated. About 8:40 p.m., State Police monitoring police radio heard a report of a hit and run collision at the McDonald’s Restaurant on Culver Road in Rochester. A few minutes later, they assisted a Rochester Police officer who stopped Benincasa’s vehicle about […]
State police dedicate sign to fallen trooper
The Badge of Honor Association in conjunction with the New York State Police Saturday honored fallen Trooper William P. Keane with a sign dedication on Mile Strip Expressway, (State Highway 179), south of Buffalo. Keane suffered a fatal heart attack Aug. 23, 2013, while assigned to the North American Inspectors Challenge in Salt Lake City, […]
State police holiday arrests
New York state troopers from Troop A in Batavia were kept busy during the Independence Day weekend. Between Friday and Sunday, troopers from the Jamestown, Fredonia and Collins stations responded to 102 calls for service, made 417 vehicle-and-traffic arrests, 59 drug-related arrests, two illegal weapons arrests, two illegal fireworks arrests and six driving-while-intoxicated arrests. The […[...]
State police issue phone scam warning
The New York State Police is issuing a warning regarding the latest phone scam hitting the Western New York area. The state police have received several calls regarding phone scammers contacting residents and businesses stating they owe money or that a loved one is in jail. The caller instructs the individual to go to a […]
State police in nationwide enforcement effort
The New York State Police investigated zero fatal crashes during a four-day multistate campaign designed to save lives. Troopers participated in “I90/94 Challenge,” a traffic enforcement campaign with law enforcement officials in 14 other states on one of the country’s most highly-traveled interstates. The challenge, conducted Aug. 1-4 on I-90 and I-94 across the United […]
State police join multi-state safety effort
The New York State Police will join law enforcement officials in 14 other states to increase traffic enforcement on one of the country’s most highly-traveled interstates. The “I90/94 Challenge”, conducted on I-90 and I-94 across the United States, is part of a four-day effort aimed at saving lives by cracking down on dangerous driving offenses. […]
Colonie man charged with impersonating trooper
While state police were conducting a traffic stop Sunday in the city of Albany, a man pulled his vehicle over and asked them if they needed assistance, saying he was a trooper out of Latham. Other than wearing a polo shirt which displayed a state police logo, Anthony Chandler had no other identification to show […]
Police: Man made 48 false child abuse calls
WHITNEY POINT (AP) — State police said they’ve charged a 43-year-old upstate New York man with making nearly 50 false reports of violence against children to the state child abuse hotline. Investigators said Harry Clauson of Whitney Point in Broome County made 48 calls to the hotline between Sept. 27 and Feb. 17 at all […]
Arrest made in Waterloo murder
State police in Waterloo on Monday arrested Brian J. Karris, 37, on a Seneca County indictment charging him with second-degree murder. Karris is accused of killing Thomas J. Blancke, 24, of Geneva, on Dec. 14 at the Five Points Correctional Facility in Romulus. Karris was arraigned in the Seneca County Court and returned to the […]
Troopers investigating school incident
A misinterpreted text led to a state police investigation last week after a complaint of a possible school shooting scenario. Troopers said a two-day investigation revealed a 14-year-old student at Thousand Islands School in Jefferson County was observed completing a text on his phone that appeared to contain content relative to a possible school shooting […]
State police, sheriff to share dispatch services
The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Police have reached an agreement to have the county 911 Center also answer calls for the state police. The new agreement will further enhance efficiency and maximize the resources of both agencies by re-routing state police calls for service, previously received at their Amity barracks, […]
Case Digests
- Fourth Department – Breach of contract: Hausrath Landscape Maintenance Inc. v. Caravan Facilities Management LLC
- Second Circuit – New York Child Victim’s Act: Kane v. Mount Pleasant CSD; Coe v. Eastport Union Free School
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Appointing law clerk: Opinion 22-149
- Fourth Department – Bill of particulars: Harris v. Rome Memorial Hospital, et al.
- NYS Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics – Accusations against co-judge: Opinion 22-148
- Fourth Department – Medicaid: Washington Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Home v. NYS Dept. of Health
- Fourth Department – Criminal possession of a firearm: People v. Wilson
- Fourth Department – Promoting prostitution: People v. Watts
- Second Circuit – Class certification: Arkansas Teachers Retirement System V. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
- Fourth Department – Show-up identification: People v. Waggoner
- Fourth Department – Association: Victory Village Tenants Assoc. v. Evergreen Communities, et al.
- Second Circuit – In personam jurisdiction: Kaplan v. Bank Saderat PLC
Law News
- Greenlight Networks selects Buffalo-based attorney as general counsel
- Barclay Damon hires attorney Matt Smith
- Rochester man sues Geneseo police, alleging false arrest, assault
- The Daily Record’s Power List for Intellectual Property 2023
- NY ethics panel says judges can join NRA
- Harter Secrest & Emery LLP names partner-in-charge of Buffalo office
- Banned professor sues SUNY Fredonia leaders
- Hochul signs law requiring unemployment insurance information from employers
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