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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 5, 2011

N.Y. Biker Protesting Helmet Laws Dies of Head Injuries In Crash

Philip A. Contos, 55, was killed on Saturday afternoon during a ride in Onondaga when his 1983 Harley fishtailed and threw him over the handlebars. Contos would likely have survived had he been wearing a helmet, according to New York State Police.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2011

Badge-Carrying N.Y. Rabbi's 'Official' Plates Questioned

A New York State Police rabbi's employment status with a municipality has come under scrutiny by the Times Union newspaper, who published a report questioning his use of official license plates.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2010

Five Alleged Drug Kingpins Charged In Buffalo

The indictments are the result of a joint investigation between the FBI's Safe Streets Task Force, New York State Police, Buffalo Police Department, Drug Enforcement Agency and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 26, 2010

Governor Salutes N.Y. Trooper's Bubbly Personality At Memorial

Police say Mattice, 31, was driving a cruiser back to the barracks in upstate New York from her shift at a central New York school when she apparently drifted into the oncoming lane and collided with a tractor-trailer.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterJuly 13, 2009

Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor

Ford's Crown Vic Police Interceptor (2009) is a workhorse patrol car for big-city and small-town LE agencies. The automaker has committed to producing it through 2011. Known as the CVPI, it has been a staple in the fleets of the Los Angeles Police Department and New York State Police, as well as the South Dakota Highway Patrol and Sandy Springs (Ga.) Police Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2008

N.Y. State Senator Promotes Police Pistol Cameras

State Senator Eric Adams, a Brooklyn Democrat who spent 22 years with New York City's police department, was displaying an accessory he hopes will eventually be embraced by police statewide: a camera mounted on the gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2006

Flashing Blue Lights Approved for NY Cop Cars

Earlier this month, Governor Pataki signed legislation authorizing law enforcement agencies in New York to install blue lights on the rear half of the light bars on patrol vehicles. Most police vehicles in New York state have used red and amber lights.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 28, 2005

NYPD Uses London Bombings as Learning Experience

To best prepare for possible terrorist bombings in the United States, the New York Police Department is studying those that occurred in London this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2004

No Death Penalty for Brooklyn Cops’ Murder

Prosecutors say they cannot seek an execution for the slaying of two Brooklyn police detectives killed last week because no capital punishment law is currently in place in the state of New York.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2002

Aether Provides Access to NY Counter Terrorism Network

The Garden City (NY) Police Department is using Aether Systems' PacketCluster Patrol to wirelessly access real-time information from the newly created New York state database known as the Counter Terrorism Network (CTN).

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