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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 7, 2013

N.Y. Detective Cites Man for Laughing Too Loudly

Busting a gut became a criminal matter in Long Island, when Rockville Center (N.Y.) Police issued two summonses to a local man for laughing too loudly at his home.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2013

N.Y. Trooper Stabbed In Neck

A New York State trooper was stabbed in the neck inside of the state Capitol complex Sunday afternoon by an assailant who fled the scene and is still at large.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2013

Police: N.Y. Mom Hired Strippers for Son's 16th Birthday

An upstate New York mother is facing child-endangerment charges after she hired strippers to perform at her son's 16th birthday party in November. Judy Viger, 33, has been charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 21, 2013

No Jail Time for Trucker In N.Y. Cop's Death

The truck driver who fatally struck and killed a Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer while asleep at the wheel paid a $500 fine and lost his driving privilege.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 19, 2013

Supreme Court Limits Detention Powers In Searches

Suffolk County (N.Y.) Police detectives who detained two suspects, while officers searched a dwelling exceeded the scope of their search warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 4, 2013

Paralyzed Buffalo Officer Dies

A Buffalo Police officer who was paralyzed by a suspect's bullet during a 2006 shooting has succumbed to wounds that ended her law enforcement career. Officer Patricia "Patty" Parete, 48, died early Saturday at her home.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2013

N.Y. Gun Law Mandates Life In Prison for Cop Killers

New York's strict new gun law contains a provision that requires a mandatory life sentence for anyone convicted of killing a first responder in a state with a moratorium on the death penalty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2013

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Proposes Assault Weapons Ban

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that New York needs an assault weapons ban, not just the increased penalties for illegal gun possession that Republicans are backing.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2013

Court: Flipping Off Cops Is Constitutional

A civilian flipping off a police officer can't be cause for a vehicle stop or arrest, a federal appellate court has ruled. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the "ancient gesture of insult is not the basis for a reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or impending criminal activity."

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2012

Ex-con Ambushed, Killed 2 Firefighters

An ex-con killed two firefighters with the same caliber and make military-style rifle used in the Connecticut school massacre after typing a note pledging to burn down his neighborhood and "do what I like doing best, killing people," police said Tuesday as another body, believed to be the gunman's missing sister, was found.

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