NY Democrats Backpedaling As Bail Reform Laws Put Violent Criminals On Streets (excerpt from Blue Lives Matter, Jan 4 2020) New York, NY – As Democrat New York State lawmakers are poised to propose a whole slew of additional crime reform bills in the new session, some New York DemocratsRead More →
Both Ways Bill: Mayor de Blasio Now Calls For Dramatically Reversing The Bail Reform Law He Supported—Cooler Heads Should Prevail Mayor Bill de Blasio, as recently as a few days ago, was a fierce advocate in favor of New York’s latest bail reform law which took effect on January 1.Read More →
Police: Man released under new bail law burglarizes Carle Place store hours later (excerpt from News 12 Long Island, Jan 3 2020) A 22-year-old man accused in a string of burglaries in Westbury was released under the new state bail law and hours later burglarized a Bagel Boss in CarleRead More →
Albany man accused of woman’s death set free under new bail rules (excerpt from Times Union, Jan 3 2020) ALBANY — It did not take long for New York’s criminal justice reforms to impact the Capital Region. Or, for lawyers on opposing sides to clash bitterly over them. On Thursday,Read More →
Island Park woman arrested twice after release under bail reform law (excerpt from News 12 Long Island, Jan 2 2020) An Island Park woman is accused of breaking into a Hewlett school following her release from jail under the new bail reform law. Police say 20-year-old Maria Campione was arrestedRead More →
New York’s ‘bail reform’ is going to lead to people being hurt and killed. It’s already happening. (excerpt from Law Enforcement Today – Jan 2, 2020) NEW YORK- For many, January 1 represents a new beginning. “New year, new me!” New years resolutions. All that jazz. For criminals in New York,Read More →
Police look for accused felon who fled as bail laws are phased in (excerpt from the Post Star – Dec 30 2019) The state’s new bail laws don’t start officially until Wednesday, but local police are already looking for an alleged home burglar and gun thief who fled the stateRead More →
Brooklyn hate assault suspect arrested, freed, arrested again, freed again (excerpt from Daily News, Dec 30 2019) A Brooklyn woman was freed without bail Monday for the second time in three days on a charge of assaulting a stranger on the street. Tiffany Harris, 30, was arrested Sunday on chargesRead More →
Man Who Sucker Punched NYPD Officer Released Without Bail; Police Unions Tweet Outrage (excerpt from 4NBC New York, Dec28, 2019) A New York Police Department officer was punched and wrestled to the ground in Brooklyn this week, and it was all caught on camera. The Sergeants Benevolent Association tweeted videoRead More →
NY bail reform: Judges won’t be able to set bail on these crimes Excerpt from Observer-Dispatch Dec 15 2019 Under New York’s new bail laws, effective Jan. 1, judges will not be able to set bail on any of the following crimes (and most attempts to commit these crimes) andRead More →
