Suffolk County Sheriff: Bail Reform Law Is An ‘Atrocity’ (excerpt from WCBS 880 Radio – Jan 15 2020) NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — The Suffolk County sheriff on Wednesday called the new bail reform law an “atrocity” for allowing potentially dangerous criminals back out into the community. Suffolk County Sheriff ErrolRead More →
Man Released Under Bail Law Led PD On Chase, Injured Driver: NCPD Police say the man, who was arrested three times prior, fled officers in a stolen car and injured another driver in the process. (excerpt from Patch.com – Jan 15 2020) A man driving a stolen truck was arrestedRead More →
New York State’s New Bail Laws Under Attack for Heightened Threat to Public Safety FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lakewood, CO (January 14, 2020) – Days after New York State’s new bail laws took effect, many of its supporters are having second thoughts in the wake of a number of incidents inRead More →
New York’s Bad Bail-Reform Law (excerpt from the National Review, Jan 7, 2020) Top-down, arbitrary decision-making by state government simply won’t work. 2020 is going to be a very good year in New York State — for criminals. As of January 1, the state’s new criminal-justice reforms took effect, includingRead More →
Tedisco calls for changes to bail reform law (excerpt from the Saratogian, Jan 6 2020) ALBANY, N.Y. — Sen. Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF-Glenville) recently said the Legislature should follow Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s call to give judges the ability to determine whether an alleged perpetrator poses aRead More →
Police: Burglary suspect smashed police station window after release without bail (excerpt from News 12 Westchester, Jan 5 2020) Police say a suspected burglar who was arrested and released without bail barely made it out of the police station before committing another crime. They say Jonathan Martin, 27, of PeekskillRead More →
Police: Long Island Burglary Spree Suspect Released Under Bail Reform, Then Robs Another Store Hours Later (excerpt from 2CBS New York, Jan 4 2020) WESTBURY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Under New York’s new criminal justice reform law, a 22-year-old man accused of a burglary spree at a Long Island shopping center wasRead More →
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 →
