criminal justice

Cattaraugus County Attorney Ashley Smith has earned three additional endorsements from local police agencies in her campaign for district attorney in ...

EMPORIUM, Pa. — Former Cameron County school teacher and wrestling coach Larry McGraw was sentenced to serve 2 to 5 years in state prison for child po...

OLEAN — A pair of Allegany residents were arrested on drug-related charges following a traffic stop early Friday, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Off...

OLEAN — Two men were issued felony charges for drug possession in Olean, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported Thursday. Marcus A. Turner, ...

AMITY — Five Allegany County residents face charges of assault related to an incident earlier this month, the New York State Police reported Wednesday...

BUFFALO — An Olean man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to child pornography charges, the U.S. Attorney's office in Buffalo reported Tuesday. Gre...

State Sen. George Borrello called the governor's executive order banning more than 2,000 fired prison guards from being hired for other state jobs "no...

The Allegany County Sheriff's Office stands with the men and women of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). ...

ALBANY — New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state's ...

BURNS — A Canaseraga man faces multiple charges of rape and sexual abuse, the New York State Police reported Friday. Adam P. Hess, 28, was charged at ...

ROCHESTER — A former Wellsville man was charged with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornograph...

PITTSBURGH — University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel has selected Dr. Tony Gaskew, professor of criminal justice at the university’s Bradford c...

BUFFALO — A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Theodore E. Coffie, 54, of Olean, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory ...

ROCHESTER — A former Wellsville resident has been issued multiple charges related to the alleged production of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's ...

CANANDAIGUA — Seven people accused of killing a 24-year-old man in Upstate New York subjected the victim to weeks of torture that included sexual assa...

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NEW YORK — Fifteen prison staffers have been placed on leave following the death of a man incarcerated in New York state, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced ...

Michael DiGiacomo is serving as interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, having been appointed by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Di...