New York has seen a rise in domestic violence amid the strict stay-at-home measures enforced in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The state noted that there were 30 percent more domestic violence reports in April compared to the same month last year. People have been forced to spend more time at home with family members…

A photographer based in Buffalo, New York, pleaded guilty to producing child pornography. The charge carries a minimum prison sentence of 15 years and a $250,000 fine. Delshawn Trueheart, 43, will be sentenced in June. Investigators obtained a federal search warrant and searched his home in March 2019. They found an SD memory card that…

The New York State Police arrested a 50-year-old man for stalking and harassment after a two-month investigation into his conduct. He was charged with third-degree stalking and second-degree aggravated harassment. Both charges are misdemeanors. John L. Klahs was seen using binoculars to watch the Troop D Headquarters building for more than seven hours from a…

Five individuals were arrested for their alleged roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that led the Federal Housing Administration and others to lose millions of dollars. The group was accused of running fraudulent short sales in New York. The five peopled nabbed in the scheme were Iskyo Aronov, 32, Michael Konstantinovskiy, 33, Michael Herskowitz, 40,…