The job of a law enforcement officer has never been more dangerous or scary. We're in a time when support for police is low, threats against them and their families are high and the risk of safety is even higher. Every traffic stop and call to respond to a scene has become more and more uncertain.
Just a few weeks after a deputy and a Syracuse Police officer were shot and killed, Sheriff's Deputies were attacked in Jefferson County by a man wielding a knife.
The leader of a local animal shelter and rescue is still tired after a long weekend assisting the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation with the seizure of over 100 animals from a farm in Upstate New York.
New York State Police are announcing the results of their recent "Operation Hang Up" enforcement campaign to crack down on distracted drivers. The operation was conducted during the first week of April and it turns out Central New York is among the biggest violators of distracted driving.