A recent domestic assault case highlights what you should not do when confronted by police over such allegations. Failure to cooperate with authorities can result in additional charges on top of the original domestic violence offense. A 32-year-old man was arrested after a domestic violence incident led to a police chase in Steuben County, New…

Buffalo police arrested a man for an early morning domestic assault incident in Cheektowaga, New York, that involved a handgun. Charges are pending against the unnamed suspect. The man could face multiple charges including assault and criminal possession of a weapon once an investigation into the incident concludes. He was arrested at a home in…

The NYPD issued a statement that two of its police officers received suspensions without pay due to their mishandling of a call regarding a disturbance at the home of a woman who had suffered abuse at the hands of her husband, and subsequently died. The officers drove to her home in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, but…

An attorney for a veteran state Senator faced arrest on Monday, September 11 on charges of felony domestic violence. Robert Nickol, who is counsel to Republican Senator William Larkin, was arrested by the Albany Police Department. According to an arrest summary report, he is confronting charges of felony assault with intent to cause injury, and…