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Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says
Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death At NY Police Station Doesn't Warrant Criminal Charges, AG Says Three New York police officers are off the hook for criminal charges in the death of a man who caught fire after being hit with a stun gun. The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found that a prosecutor would not be able to prove that the three officers, all members of the Catskill Police Department in Greene County, committed a crime in the October 2021 death of Jason Jones. Therefore, no criminal charges against the officers will be pursued, the AG’s office announced Friday, Oct. 13. The 29-year-old Jones walked into the Catskill Police Department on Oct. …

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report
NY Man's Stun Gun, Fire Death Prompts $20M Lawsuit Against Police: Report A police department in New York is facing a federal lawsuit in connection with the death of a man who was hit with a TASER device and caught fire in the department’s lobby, WRGB reports. Greene County resident Jason Jones, of Catskill, voluntarily went to the Catskill Police Department on Oct. 30, 2021, and began arguing with officers, according to police. Surveillance footage later released by the New York Attorney General’s Office shows him removing his shirt and shoes before pouring hand sanitizer all over his body, including his hair and face. Moments later, an officer is seen deploy…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspect At Large After Robbery At Nassau County Staples Suspect At Large After Robbery At Nassau County Staples
Suspect At Large After Robbery At Nassau County Staples A taser-wielding man is on the loose and wanted by police after stealing electronics from a Long Island Staples and threatening employees with the weapon, police said. Officers from the Nassau County Police Department responded to a reported robbery at Staples on Old Country Road in Westbury at approximately 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Police said that an unknown suspect was seen taking multiple electronic devices from shelves and placing them into a paper bag. When he attempted to leave the store, at which point he was confronted by two employees. The suspect allegedly told the empl…

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by Zak Failla