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CRIME & SAFETY
Kingston City Police receives $1 million in state technology aid
KINGSTON – It is Christmas in May for the Kingston City Police Department. The state has awarded the department over $1.1 million for technology upgrades. Police Chief Egidio Tinti knows what he would like for the men and women in his force. “We did submit a wish list in...
Civil rights attorney Michael Sussman meets with some of those arrested on May 2 at SUNY New Paltz
Dozens of students and others who were arrested at the SUNY New Paltz protest on May 2 showed up at the New Paltz town court for their arraignment on May 14. Most were unwilling to speak on the record. One who did speak was college senior Aiden Vasiu-Rogers, who was appearing without an attorney. Charged with trespassing — as were most of those arrested when police officers dispersed the protestors — Vasiu-Rogers described the experience as “terrible, sad, haunting.” Many others did have legal representation. Civil rights attorney Michael Sussman gathered clients on the grass outside the justice center to explain the arraignment process and hold forth on the rights protected in the U.S. and state constitutions.
SUNY New Paltz continues to unpack 'brutal' protest response: What happens next
SUNY New Paltz President Darryl Wheeler said he called for law enforcement to intervene when he was told protestors were planning to put tents back up on Parker Quad. Students of color and those from the LGBTQ+ community spoke out during a faculty meeting, calling the actions of police 'brutal.'
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