A sexual assault allegation from a Cornell University fraternity house has drawn national attention, and it raises questions that matter to students and parents here on Long Island. According to ABC News reporting on the reopened Cornell investigation, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said his office plans to present the matter to a…
Continue reading ›Two arrests in four days have put “elder scams” back in the headlines on Long Island. According to the Nassau County Police Department, a 28-year-old Wyandanch man was arrested on September 18 in Muttontown and accused of trying to collect cash from a 79-year-old woman who had received a phone call from someone posing as…
Continue reading ›A late-night confrontation in a Long Island Rail Road parking lot has resulted in one of the more legally complex homicide prosecutions Suffolk County has seen in months — not just because of the violence alleged, but because of who is charged. According to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office, 24-year-old Adrien Arocho of Bay…
Continue reading ›On September 4, 2026, Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial in Commonwealth v. Lindsay Clancy after a Plymouth County jury deliberated for seven days and reported that it was hopelessly deadlocked. The split was reportedly 11–1, with the majority favoring a verdict of not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. Clancy, a labor…
Continue reading ›There are 47 documented automated license plate reader cameras in the Village of Hempstead. There are 46 in Old Westbury, a village of roughly 4,700 people. Across New York State, community trackers have mapped more than 4,600 of these cameras in 234 municipalities, plus another 1,600 in unincorporated county areas, operated by roughly 60 agencies.…
Continue reading ›There is a piece of advice that circulates at bars, on Reddit, and in group chats across Long Island: if you get pulled over, never blow. Refuse everything. They can’t prove anything without a number. It is one of the most costly half-truths in New York law. Refusing a chemical test after a DWI arrest…
Continue reading ›The handcuffs came off. The officer handed you a piece of paper, told you that you were free to go, and said to show up in court on a date printed near the bottom. You drove home. Nobody took you to a cell. Nobody set bail. So it can’t be that serious — right? That…
Continue reading ›A criminal conviction can feel like a life sentence — not because of jail time, but because of what happens after. You apply for a job. The background check comes back. The offer is rescinded, or worse, you never hear back at all. If you live in Nassau County or anywhere on Long Island, you…
Continue reading ›If you’ve been arrested for a felony in Nassau County, the word “indictment” is about to become a central part of your life. In New York, virtually every felony case must go through a grand jury before it can proceed to trial. The grand jury is not the trial itself — it’s the gateway. It…
Continue reading ›Since the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) took effect in March 2021, many New Yorkers assume that cannabis is now completely legal and that arrests for marijuana-related offenses are a thing of the past. That assumption is wrong. While adult-use marijuana is legal in New York under certain conditions, there are still dozens of…
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