Prosecutors in New York filed drug possession charges against a married couple on Oct. 10 after large amounts of illegal drugs and cash were allegedly discovered in their Montgomery home. The 65-year-old man and his 43-year-old wife are being held in Morris County,...
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced on Oct. 23 that a 30-year-old Niagara Falls woman has been sentenced to serve 12 months in a federal prison for conspiring to possess crack cocaine with the intent to distribute the drug. The...
Recent studies have shown that the number of people in the United States arrested for growing, selling or possessing marijuana dropped in 2019. However, hundreds of thousands of people are still arrested for pot-related charges every year. The number of...
If an individual in New York is falsely accused of domestic abuse, the accusation can have severe ramifications in the person's life. They might lose custody of their children or be placed at a disadvantage during divorce proceedings. They might also risk losing their...
If you consume alcohol, you may be more likely to engage in violent activity while watching a game at a bar or a stadium. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 88,000 people in New York and throughout America die each year...
In New York, a drug dealer was arrested by Saratoga Springs authorities for selling fentanyl after one of his customers died of an overdose of the potent drug. The customer was acquainted with the dealer and ingested some amount of the drug at the dealer's house only...
A 40-year-old member of a gang in New York received a 198-month federal prison sentence. The 16-year prison term is for drug and weapon charges. The defendant described himself as the leader of a gang known as the East Bishop Family. The gang leader's drug crimes...
Felony drug charges bring with them potentially serious repercussions for those facing charges. Even misdemeanor charges bring forth concerns. Someone convicted of a drug-related misdemeanor in New York may find the resulting criminal record could remain a dark cloud...
Violation of a court order is a serious crime and can hurt and individual's case for willingness to cooperate. Residents in New York should be aware of the different types of order of protection that can be granted from the various courts and what the order of...
Many individuals in New York and elsewhere operate under the assumption that police do not arrest suspects unless they have enough evidence to completely support doing so. However, recent reports from Oregon and Nevada seem to indicate that even roadside tests...
