bail reform

Once again the New York State budget is ridiculously late and once again, the majority has filled the budget with all sorts of policy. Do you want money for this important initiative? If so, you're going to have to live with the fact that it comes with some crazy policy that we'll most likely regret down the road.

A New York lawmaker is looking to increase penalties on those who hurt innocent animals.

A man in Upstate New York is facing over 20 charges following three different incidents, that involved two police agencies, allegedly occurring this week over the course of three days. The mug shots above are of the same person, but the one on the left was taken about 3-days after the one on the right. Another mugshot (below) was taken following the man's third arrest on Wednesday morning, according to police.

We've learned the "absurd" reason why a group accused of dismembering a man and woman from the Hudson Valley were released after being arrested.

Picente on state lawmakers: they do it with no regard to our land, our region or our future. It must stop...

The money would breakdown to an 80/20 split, with the large portion being used to hire more officers in police agencies across the state.

It's another example of why some New York prosecutors say bail reform is sending the wrong message.

Lorenzo Dugger (age 30) of Rome, NY faces charges for allegedly stealing a car on July 14, 2022. Rome Police says this is Dugger's tenth arrest in 2022.

The Oneida County Sheriff is furious over the fact that a Texas man had been arrested and released three times, only to be arrested a fourth time for an alleged similar crime.

In a statement on the city's most recent shootings and homicide, Palmieri calls for more parental engagement, and community support of the Utica Police Department.q