New York State Police

Despite well-publicized shootings, crime rate is down

David Chanatry — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:47:17 +0000

In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting and the contentious push for new gun control laws in both Washington and Albany, it’s often easy to forget that the United States has been experiencing what some have called the "Great American Crime Decline."

State agencies try to explain gun laws to critical citizens

Matt Richmond — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:54:48 +0000

Two weeks after passing new gun control measures, New York officials are holding public forums around the state to discuss what's in the law.

Cuomo says troopers' "troubled" history is in the past

Karen Dewitt — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:03:55 +0000

New York’s first graduating class of New York State Police in three years received their diplomas in a ceremony Tuesday. Governor Andrew Cuomo, who spoke at the event, says he hopes some of the recent controversies surrounding New York’s elite police unit is behind them.

Russian and US students study cyber threats together

Marie Cusick — Sun, 12 Aug 2012 12:01:00 +0000

A bill to strengthen the nation’s cybersecurity laws stalled in Congress this week, but the issue remains a top priority for policy makers and business leaders around the globe.

That's why the University at Albany has launched a new program pairing students in New York and Russia to teach them about cybersecurity.

Northern New York crash kills six

Joanna Richards — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:38:44 +0000

Six people died Thursday in a crash with a tractor-trailer on Route 11 in the town of Antwerp, in Jefferson County.