Federal authorities arrested 2,197 people across New York last month during what they have derisively named “Operation Rotten Apple,” the highest monthly immigration arrest total since the Trump administration’s round-ups began in New York State. [Read more…] about With ‘Operation Rotten Apple’ Upstate Police Round-Ups Surge
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When Smuggling Swiss Watches Was A Thing
It was 1930, during the era of Prohibition (1920–1933). So, it was not unusual when law enforcement personnel caught bootleggers on the Glens Falls-Lake George Road attempting to transport illegal alcohol from Canada to a local speakeasy.
What was uncommon, however, was arresting a smuggler who tried to sneak a large cache of untaxed contraband, Swiss watches, into the United States. [Read more…] about When Smuggling Swiss Watches Was A Thing
Canadian Angler Arrested by US Authorities Issues Warning
A Quebec angler in a rowboat powered by a five-horsepower motor is shaken and outraged after the U.S. Coast Guard accused him of fishing in U.S. waters and then arrested him, holding him in jail for nearly two hours.
Edouard Lallemand, 60, told CTV News that he nearly drowned on Sunday, July 20th, at about 5:30 pm after a Coast Guard patrol boat “pushed” his boat, capsizing it, and he was injured. “I’m never going to be the same,” he said. [Read more…] about Canadian Angler Arrested by US Authorities Issues Warning
Two Men Found Dead In Deep Snow Near Canadian Border
Two men, identified as Abdoulaye Ndoye and Ndongo Sarry, both 25 and both from Dakar, Senegal, were found dead as snow melted in a remote area near the Canadian border on Monday, March 25, 2024. At least eleven people have died crossing the border since this time last year when new border crossing rules went into affect.
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Woman Dies Crossing Great Chazy River: Some Background
On Tuesday, December 12 at about 6:30 pm, US Customs and Border Protection (CPB) and the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office requested NYS Forest Ranger assistance with the search for 31-year-old Ana Karen Vasquez-Flores, who was reported missing by her husband on Monday, December 11th.
On Wednesday, December 13th, nine Forest Rangers arrived to helped coordinate linear search assignments. Investigative efforts narrowed the primary search area to the Great Chazy River. [Read more…] about Woman Dies Crossing Great Chazy River: Some Background