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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2013

Police Union Defends N.Y. Officer In Rebello Shooting

The Nassau County (N.Y.) Police Department's patrol union defended the officer who accidentally killed a Hofstra University student during a home invasion robbery and said the suspect is responsible for her death.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2013

N.Y. Cop 'Torn Up' Over Hostage's Death

A Nassau County (N.Y.) Police officer who fatally shot a Hofstra University student and her armed captor during a standoff has struggled to deal with the accidental death, according to a police source close to the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2013

Facebook Helps N.Y. Police Solve 45-Year-Old Cold Case

A former Fulton, N.Y., resident living in Florida provided the name of 62-year-old Douglas Parkhurst after reading a retired detective's Facebook post about the cold case.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 14, 2013

Officers End 19-Hour N.Y. Standoff, Suspect Killed

Law enforcement officers shot and killed a suspect early Thursday who had shot six people in an upstate New York town a day earlier, triggering a 19-hour standoff with local, state, and federal authorities.

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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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