Suspected gang member caught smuggling assault rifle clip into courthouse
Article from NYPost.com By Priscilla DeGregory A suspected gang member was caught trying to smuggle a fully loaded assault rifle clip into the Bronx courthouse, according to law-enforcement sources. Isaiah Brown was on his way into Bronx Supreme Court at 10:30 a.m....
NYC City Councilman Torre’s acts upon SCOA’s exposure of building’s issues
NYC Council Investigative Chair: DOI To Probe Troubled Bronx Courthouse Article from Bronx Justice News by Kevin Deutsch Bronx Hall of JusticePictured: New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres, Chair of the Council’s Committee on Oversight and Investigations, spoke...
State Court System Issues Change In Arrest Protocols Involving ICE
SCOA Head Faults 'Extremists' Article from The Chief By RICHARD KHAVKIN Federal immigration officials must now have a judicial warrant or order before making arrests inside New York State courthouses, according to a new directive issued April 17 by the Unified...
Cullen to Continue As SCOA President
Article from The Chief BY RICHARD KHAVKINE Patrick Cullen will ease into a third term as president of the New York State Supreme Court Officers Association after he and his slate of officers were nominated for the posts without opposition at the union’s...
Union blames patrol cutbacks for vandalized van near Family Court building
Article from NYPost.com by Priscilla DeGregory A van for Manhattan courts was vandalized Monday night while it was parked just a block away from a Family Court building, according to law enforcement sources. The New York State Courts van was at Broadway and White...
Ex-Council Speaker Accuses ICE Of Targeting Immigrants at Courthouses
Court Officers Union—Cooperation 'Nothing New'Ex-Council Speaker Accuses ICE Of Targeting Immigrants at CourthousesArticle from The Chief By RICHARD KHAVKINEA recent report by an immigrant-rights organization concluded that U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Lippman Endorses Lancman for Queens DA, as Court Officers Back Lasak
The endorsement from Lippman, who served as chief judge of the Court of Appeals from 2009 until reaching mandatory retirement age in 2015, for Lancman comes just a few days after the New State Supreme Court Officers Association endorsed retired state Supreme Court Justice Gregory Lasak for the office.
Suspect allegedly called in sick to court to intimidate jury foreman
Article from NYPost.com By Stephanie Pagones, Elizabeth Rosner and Aaron Feis It’s every juror’s nightmare. A Queens man accused of illegal weapons possession called out sick at his trial last week — so he could intimidate the jury foreman, law-enforcement sources...
Courthouse Stowaways Highlight City’s Homeless Crisis
UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUALS HAVE SOUGHT SHELTER INSIDE THE QUEENS CIVIL SUPREME COURTHOUSE ON SUTPHIN BOULEVARD. EAGLE FILE PHOTO BY ANDY KATZ Article from Queens Daily Eagle By Christina Carrega and David Brand Tara Dunlap was escorting building workers to the...
Court Officer Union Spars with Cuomo Over Benefits
Article from Spectrum News By Capital Tonight Staff The court officers union is worried Governor Cuomo's decision to veto bills aimed at increasing benefits for some members is retaliation for their calls to increase staffing at the state's courts. But this is a...
Cuomo Vetoes Bills to Expand Employment Benefits for Court Officers
Cuomo Vetoes Bills to Expand Employment Benefits for Court Officers“I have vetoed similar or identical bills in each of the past several years because the costs imposed were no accounted for in the State’s financial plan,” Cuomo wrote.Article from Law.com...
Court Officer Unions Skeptical of OCA Numbers on Hiring
Court Officer Unions Skeptical of OCA Numbers on HiringAlso Say 400 Isn't EnoughArticle from TheChiefLeader.com By RICHARD KHAVKINE PATRICK CULLEN: ‘Let’s see actual people training.’ DENNIS QUIRK: ‘Short-handed every day.’ JANET DiFIORE: New Static with unions....