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NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations
NY County's Mask Ban Signed Into Law; Here's Possible Sentence For Violations It’s now against the law to cover your face in public in this New York county. On Long Island, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed the “Mask Transparency Act” into law during a ceremony held Wednesday morning, Aug. 14. It came a little more than a week after the Republican-controlled county legislature passed the act by a vote of 12-0 on Monday, Aug. 5. All seven Democrats abstained from voting. Earlier Report: Nassau County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Rise In Covid-19 Cases The bill makes it a misdemeanor for anyone 16 and older to wear a face mask in public spaces in…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
NY Bill Targets Squatters Amid Troubling Incidents Involving Homeowners NY Bill Targets Squatters Amid Troubling Incidents Involving Homeowners
NY Bill Targets Squatters Amid Troubling Incidents Involving Homeowners New York lawmakers are considering legislation targeting illegal squatters amid recent disturbing incidents involving homeowners that garnered national attention. The bill from Republican Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz, whose 15th District represents parts of Nassau County, adds squatters to the definition of criminal trespass. It also extends the time period for tenancy rights from 30 days to 45 days of possession. Under current New York State law, squatters are classified as tenants and receive temporary rights after living in a property for 30 days. If a squatter claims to be a tenant, the…

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
New York DA Accuses Lawmakers Of 'Protecting Criminals' With Proposed 'Clean Slate' Bill New York DA Accuses Lawmakers Of 'Protecting Criminals' With Proposed 'Clean Slate' Bill
New York DA Accuses Lawmakers Of 'Protecting Criminals' With Proposed 'Clean Slate' Bill A local prosecutor in New York is blasting state lawmakers over proposed legislation that would automatically seal most criminal convictions. The so-called “Clean Slate Act" was introduced by State Senator Zellnor Myrie, a Democrat whose 20th Senate District includes parts of Brooklyn. According to the bill text, criminal convictions would be automatically sealed after three years for misdemeanors and seven years for felonies. If approved, the law would make it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” to inquire about someone’s arrest or criminal accusations when it comes to licensing, housi…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, NYPD Says
Suspected Lover In Custody In Brutal Killing Of Stay-At-Home Mom, Nypd Says Updated story: Breakup Led To Violent Struggle With Man Charged In Death Of NY Mom Stabbed 58 Times, NYPD Says The handyman of the New York stay-at-home mom whose body was found stuffed in a duffel bag with some 57 stab wounds has been arrested in connection with her murder. David Bonola, age 44, was taken into custody around 12:51 a.m. Thursday, April 21, and charged with the murder of Orsolya Gaal, age 51, of Forest Hills, Queens, the NYPD confirmed to Daily Voice. Multiple sources told The New York Post that Bonola, who was thought to have been a past lover, gave a full co…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Ex-Dutchess Resident Who Pointed Gun On Highway Intersection Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Ex-Dutchess Resident Who Pointed Gun On Highway Intersection
Police Justified Shooting Fleeing Ex-Dutchess Resident Who Pointed Gun On Highway Intersection Police were justified in shooting a fleeing former Dutchess County resident when he pointed a gun at them at a convergence of highways in New Jersey, a  grand jury has found. Bradley G. Pullman, age 48, of Queens is seen on dashcam video pointing the gun out of his Lexus sedan following a high-speed chase that ended at the “spaghetti bowl” intersection of Route 46, 23, and 80 near the Willowbrook Mall. The video was among the evidence reviewed by the grand jury, along with witness testimony, reports, and autopsy results, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Grand j…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Surgeon Busted With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Guilty Surgeon Busted With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Guilty
Surgeon Busted With Weapons Cache In Westchester Pleads Guilty A Long Island surgeon who was busted with a cache of weapons in his BMW in Westchester will avoid prison time after reaching a plea agreement. Nassau County resident Matthew Bonanno, age 49, of Great Neck, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for owning a 9mm pistol and was sentenced to five years of probation by acting state Supreme Court Justice Terence Murphy on Long Island. Bonanno had been charged in a 13-count indictment in Nassau County that alleged he illegally possessed five assault weapons and two pistols that authorities seized from his former Nort…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Nabbed With Weapons Cache, Drugs In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Fairfield County man was busted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley with a weapons small weapons cache, illegal ammunition, and illicit drugs, investigators said. Troopers on patrol from the Stormville barracks stopped Greenwich resident Jason Delvecchio shortly before 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 20 on the Taconic State Parkway in Dutchess County, in the Town of East Fishkill, when he committed a traffic violation. Police said that during the subsequent traffic stop, it was determined that inside Delvecchio’s 2014 Dodge 1500 that he was in possession of drugs and illegal weapons. …

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by Zak Failla
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Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit
Victim Of Meryl Streep's Nephew's Hamptons Road-Rage Incident To File Hate Crime Suit Meryl Streep’s nephew, a New Canaan High School graduate, could be facing more trouble following a road rage incident on Long Island that left his victim with life-threatening injuries. Charles Harrison Streep, 31, allegedly assaulted his 18-year-old victim in the parking lot of a Chase Bank on Main Street in East Hampton on Monday, Aug. 24, causing “serious head trauma,” East Hampton Village Police said in a press release. The teenager was airlifted to Stony Brook Hospital within an hour after the attack, where he underwent emergency surgery that included the removal of his skull cap to st…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Rockland Man, 21, Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw $3K From Another Person's Account Rockland Man, 21, Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw $3K From Another Person's Account
Rockland Man, 21, Accused Of Attempting To Withdraw $3K From Another Person's Account A 21-year-old man is facing multiple charges for allegedly attempting to withdraw more than $3,000 from another person’s account with a false ID, police said. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department arrested Charles Kadoche at approximately 1:35 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 at Chase bank on Main Street in Nyack. It is alleged that Kadoche was at Chase and presented forged documentation in an attempt to withdraw more than $3,000 from another person’s account. Following his arrest, it was determined that Kadoche was in possession of an undisclosed controlled substance. Kadoche was arres…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Arrested Five Times Nabbed Again After Attacking Officers With Drill, Police Say Man Arrested Five Times Nabbed Again After Attacking Officers With Drill, Police Say
Man Arrested Five Times Nabbed Again After Attacking Officers With Drill, Police Say A 30-year-old man who has been arrested five times for vehicle larcenies has been arrested again following a fight with officers in which he allegedly attacked them with a drill. Aakif Charles, of the City of Newburgh, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 10, after police responded to the area of  Townsend Avenue and Lincoln Terrace to investigate a car-larceny in progress, police said. When officers arrived on the scene they found Charles attempting to flee and began fighting with officers using a cordless drill he had allegedly just stolen as a weapon, said City of Newburgh Po…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says
Accused Mushroom Dealer From Kent Faces Felony Charge, Putnam Sheriff Says An alleged drug dealer in Putnam County selling hallucinogenic mushrooms was arrested following an investigation, the Sheriff’s Office announced. Members of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit on Patrol received reports last fall that Kent resident Dalton McMann was distributing psilocybin throughout the county. The investigation into the sale of the mushrooms led investigators to McMann, 20, who was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 8, the Sheriff’s Department announced this week. During the investigation, an undercover officer purchased mushrooms from McMann, officials said. …

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by Zak Failla
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Man Arraigned For Murder Bludgeoned Girlfriend With Hammer Inside Her Area Apartment, DA Says Man Arraigned For Murder Bludgeoned Girlfriend With Hammer Inside Her Area Apartment, DA Says
Inside Her Area Apartment, DA Says A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority sergeant apprehended in California for the murder of his 32-year-old girlfriend at an apartment complex in the Hudson Valley bludgeoned her with a hammer, prosecutors said at his arraignment. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Friday, Nov. 8, Luis Rondon, 49, of New Windsor, was arraigned before Orange County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, on an indictment charging him with crimes including second-degree murder in connection with the bludgeoning death of a woman inside of her the Town of New Windsor residence.  …

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by Joe Lombardi