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Nov 10 2017

Three teens face multiple drug charges after student overdose

Three teenagers were arrested for drug possession following a traffic stop by Nassau County Police. One of the men was linked to an 18-year-old student’s nonfatal overdose that occurred inside the classroom of an unspecified New York high school. Investigators identified Kevin Staiano, 18, as the individual who sold drugs to the overdose victim. Staiano…

Feb 28 2017

Warrantless police search not justified in weapons possession case

A New York state appellate court recently threw out multiple weapons charges against a man accused of stockpiling firearms and explosives in his parents’ Long Island home. New York has some of the nation’s strictest weapons laws, especially when it comes to firearms. However, in weapons possession cases certain errors made by law enforcement at…