Nassau PD Will Check On Sex Offenders On Halloween
MINEOLA, NY (WCBS 880) - The scariest thing about Halloween is the possibility of sex offenders attacking children as they go trick-or-treating in Nassau County, Long Island. LISTEN: WCBS 880’s Sophia...
View ArticleBabylon Supervisor Sounds Warning Of Missing Sex Offenders
BABYLON, NY (WCBS 880) - Babylon town supervisor Steve Bellone says two missing sex offenders in his town are evidence of the need for government re-examination for sex offender verification...
View ArticleCuomo: NY Law Sheds 24,000 Sex Offenders From Social Networks
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A New York law is credited with removing 24,000 sex offenders from Internet social networking sites nationwide. The law proposed by then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo requires sex...
View ArticleSpeaker Quinn Announces Plan To Get Tough On Sex Offenders
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Tuesday announced a five-point plan prescribing tougher penalties for sexual predators. As 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reports, the...
View ArticleLocal Lawmakers Pushing For Law To Ban Pedophiles From Children’s Section Of...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — States have laws to keep sex offenders off of playgrounds and away from schools, but now local lawmakers want to bar pedophiles from the children’s section at your local...
View ArticleState Proposal Would Require Background Checks For Senior Care Workers
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A new New York state proposal would require criminal background checks to keep sex offenders from acquiring jobs at senior care facilities. The bill proposed by state...
View ArticleSuffolk County Votes To Remove 2 Trailers Full Of Sex Offenders
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Suffolk County lawmakers have voted unanimously to move 38 homeless sex offenders out of two construction trailers, and place them in scattered locations throughout the...
View ArticleProposed ‘Wall Of Shame’ Could Help Subway Riders Identify Convicted Sex...
NEW YORK(CBSNewYork) — Sex offenders may be staring you in the face during your subway ride. A local lawmaker is pushing for a ‘wall of shame’ at city subway stations. If Councilman Peter Vallone Jr...
View ArticlePataki Defends Himself Against Lawsuit Brought By Convicted Sex Offenders
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – Former New York Gov. George Pataki testified Tuesday about how more than 100 sex offenders came to be institutionalized after they finished their prison sentences. Pataki...
View ArticleJury: Pataki’s Program To Institutionalize Sex Offenders Didn’t Violate Rights
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — A jury decided Wednesday that former New York Gov. George Pataki did not violate sex offenders’ rights by authorizing a program to involuntarily commit them to mental...
View ArticleN.J. Appeals Court: Sex Offenders Can Be Barred From Social Networking
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A New Jersey state appeals court on Tuesday ruled that paroled sex offenders can be barred from Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and other social networking platforms....
View ArticleYouth Groups: Access To Predators’ Records Will Mean Better Safety
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The time has almost arrived for summer camp, and other activities where parents must entrust their children to virtual strangers. As CBS 2’s Emily Smith reported Monday, new...
View ArticleNJ Court Rules That Some Sex Offenders Will Be Exempt From GPS Monitoring
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — More than 100 convicted sex offenders who have served their prison sentences could be taken off GPS monitoring devices after New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state...
View ArticleNY Sex Offenders Given Special Restrictions For Halloween
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) – New York law enforcement officials have placed special restrictions on paroled sex offenders for Halloween. For the ninth consecutive year, the Department of Corrections...
View ArticleNY Lawmakers Propose Bill Banning Sex Offenders From Family Shelters
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Dozens of families now call the former Capri Whitestone Motel home, two months after it was turned into a 95-room homeless shelter. “Many children live here but it’s also home...
View ArticleCourt Of Appeals: N.Y. State Law, Not Municipal Law, Determines Where Sex...
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The highest court in New York state ruled Tuesday that state law is what determines where sex offenders can live — and not the more than 100 municipal ordinances setting...
View ArticleCourt Of Appeals Tosses Local Laws Restricting Where Sex Offenders Can Live
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150218183825837AA.mp4 WOODMERE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — New York state’s highest court has thrown out local laws restricting where sex offenders can live after a...
View ArticleReport: Sex Offenders Live In NYC Public Housing Despite Law
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Some registered sex offenders live at New York City Housing Authority complexes despite a federal law barring them from public housing, according to a report released...
View ArticlePokémon Go Craze Sparks Worries About Sex Offenders, Cybercriminals
BABYLON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — The Pokémon Go app has been all the rage in recent days, but new concerns have mounted about criminals abusing the game. As CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported, there are...
View ArticleState Lawmaker: Keep Pokémon Go Away From Sex Offenders
ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — New York state Sen. Jeff Klein (D-The Bronx/Westchester) wants to keep Pokémon Go out of the hands of high-level sex offenders. As WCBS 880’s Stephanie Colombini...
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