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Local law enforcement agencies noticed a decrease in arrests while New York was on lockdown in April and most people were limiting their activities to essential trips for groceries, banking and gas. Misdemeanor arrests across the state declined from April 2019 by 66% in April 2020, according to data from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. Felony arrests declined by 49%. An arrest is counted by its “top” charge, so if an individual is charged with a felony and a misdemeanor, that is
considered a felony arrest. In Columbia County, felony arrests declined from 23 in April 2019 to 18 in April 2020,
and misdemeanor arrests declined from 86 to 25, respectively. In Greene County, felony arrests went from 33 to 26,
and misdemeanor arrests declined from 62 to 40, according to data from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services.
Police agencies are required to report arrests that require fingerprinting to the DCJS. Incidents handled by state police in April were down by 10% compared to last year and DWI arrests were down by 62%. Drug possession incidents handled by state police also had a dramatic decrease in April 2020, while other categories of crimes such as assault, burglary, harassment and sex offense had less significant decreases. Domestic violence incidents increased from 1,587 See ARRESTS A8
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo called on the New York Police Department to “do a better job” controlling looting and civil unrest in New York City following last week’s death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.
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ALBANY — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and city police officers must do a better job, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, after they rejected state National Guard assistance to control vandalism and citywide looting overnight following civil
unrest after last week’s death of an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police. About 700 people were arrested and charged after attacking police officers, looting and other criminal activities overnight Monday into Tuesday that destroyed dozens of Bronx, Brooklyn and Manhattan
businesses. The incidents mostly occurred from 23rd Street to the 50s, along with parts of the Bronx with reports of looting in the Union Square area, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. The looters are mainly members of political extremist groups, Cuomo said Tuesday
during a briefing at the state Capitol. “[They] are using this moment for their own purposes ad exploiting this movement and moment,” the governor said, adding the majority of peaceful protests are “two very different things.” “That’s what this nation is all
about — the right to protest,” he said. “This is a totally different situation that has nothing to do with the protesters.” Peaceful protests, rallies, demonstrations and overnight violent incidents have raged across U.S. cities since late last week after 46-year-old George See CUOMO A8
Child Victims Act gets 1-year extension By Melanie Lekocevic Columbia-Greene Media
ALBANY — The Child Victims Act received a second extension, bringing the filing deadline for child sexual abuse cases past the statute of limitations to Aug. 14, 2021. Championed for years by New Baltimore activist and attorney Gary Greenberg, who is a survivor of child sexual abuse, the law initially opened a one-year window of opportunity for claimants of child sexual abuse to bring their case to civil court, regardless of the statute of limitations and when the alleged abuse took place. The law originally went into effect Aug. 15, 2019, and allowed civil cases alleging child
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Due to the pandemic and the coronavirus, they had closed the courts and a lot of victims couldn’t file their cases and it has been a period of isolation, so it was felt that it was best to extend the year and give victims more time.
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— Gary Greenberg New Baltimore activist and attorney
sexual abuse to be brought against individuals or institutions through Aug. 14, 2020. But the COVID-19 outbreak in March shut down courts and limited the ability of legal procedures to be carried out, so in May, Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the look-back window by five months, to Jan. 14, 2021. The state Legislature on May 27 voted to extend the
filing date a second time, to Aug. 14, 2021. “Due to the pandemic and the coronavirus, they had closed the courts and a lot of victims couldn’t file their cases and it has been a period of isolation, so it was felt that it was best to extend the year and give victims more time,” Greenberg said. Greenberg estimated there are about 2,000 cases brought
to court through the Child Victims Act, but he believes there are many more out there. “There are more coming and as more people come forward, other victims will come forward,” he said. “With the period that we are in, with the coronavirus, that was limiting victims’ ability to find lawyers to take their case, the courts were closed down and a lot of law offices were closed down,
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so it created a situation. The extension will give people more time to find a lawyer and hopefully we will get the word out that it has been extended.” The state Senate approved the extension unanimously by a vote of 60-0, and the Assembly passed it by a 134-10 vote. Assemblyman Chris Tague, R-102, voted for the extension. “I am very happy the Child Victims Act has been extended for another year, because the uncontrollable circumstances caused by this pandemic shouldn’t stop anybody from seeking justice,” Tague said. “My greatest hope is that as the actions of more bad actors are brought to light, we create See CHILD A8
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