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Schneiderman’s COP Program To Fund Equipping Of NYPD Officers With Life-Saving Heroin Antidote

Joined by NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, Attorney General Schneiderman announced

that the NYPD – the in the United States – has joined his Community Overdose Prevention (COP) Program, which will

provide the force with $1,170,000 funding to equip 19,500 police officers with the extremely effective heroin antidote, naloxone. The COP Program uses funds seized from

drug dealers and other criminals to reimburse local police departments for the

cost of naloxone kits.

The Attorney General also

announced that, in less than two months since the COP Program was launched, more than 150 law-enforcement agencies have applied to the COP Program, with

several dozen more in the process of completing necessary steps. The COP

Program has now approved the distribution of approximately 25,000 kits to 150 police departments across the

state.

Schneiderman Busts International Cocaine Pipeline In “Operation Snowfall”

Attorney General Schneiderman

dismantled a “quick-delivery, high-volume” cocaine pipeline allegedly

operating between New York City and the Dutchess County town of Wappingers Falls. According to

an indictment unsealed this week, cocaine was packaged and sold out of two

apartment buildings in Washington Heights, with deliveries made several times a

week to Wappingers Falls, where drugs were also distributed out

of a local deli. The ring allegedly funneled the

proceeds of its sales to the Dominican Republic.

As a result of the

investigation, known as eight people have been charged with a combined 140 counts related to the trafficking and

possession of cocaine and a ninth person was arrested on drug-related charges.

One of the defendants includes a member of a prominent Wappingers Falls family. During the bust, the Attorney General’s

Office also seized nearly $10,000 in cash and almost three kilos of cocaine,

which has a street value of approximately $200,000.

Schneiderman Applauds Assembly’s Passage Of Land Banks Bill

Attorney General

Schneiderman commended the New York State Assembly for passing legislation, sponsored by

Assemblymember William Magnarelli, to increase New York’s number of land banks

from 10 to 20, doubling the availability of this critical tool to help communities plagued by vacant

and abandoned properties recover from the housing crisis. The Attorney

General’s Office is already funding eight land banks, from Long Island to the Hudson Valley

to Central and Western New York, and more funds will be available in this year.

Learn more about this initiative here.

Schneiderman Praises Consumer Credit Fairness Act’s Passage

The Attorney General also

applauded the passage of the Consumer Credit Fairness Act in the New York State Assembly, and

thanked Assemblymember Helene Weinstein for her leadership on this issue. This

bill would protect consumers when debt collectors attempt to collect

on debt by using the judicial process, ensuring notice is provided when a suit

is filed and requiring collectors to prove that the debt is legally owed to

them. Similar to Chief Judge Lippman’s proposed reforms to the legal process

for consumer credit cases – which the Attorney General praised last month – this legislation will promote an

overall fairer system for thousands of New Yorkers.

Schneiderman Arrests Broome County Nurse For Endangering Nursing Home Resident And Falsifying Records

Attorney General Schneiderman

announced the arrest and arraignment of a Broome County nurse who allegedly failed to follow nursing

home policy after a resident fell and injured himself, lying to the facility

about what happened. The Attorney General restated his commitment to ensuring all New Yorkers can trust

their loved ones will be appropriately cared for in nursing facilities.

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