Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

Two Virginians run a local county-approved militia, one that has made overt threats against the government. They also both happen to be top-performing noncommissioned officers in the Virginia Army ...

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...

Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

Democratic lawmakers in New York filed a lawsuit alleging that a Republican county executive is trying to create a civilian ...

Timothy Allen Westervelt has been charged in Yellowstone County District Court with four felonies, among them raping a 13-year-old child and possession of child sex abuse material.

“Blakeman’s militia is illegal and a clear threat to ... Democrats, in their suit, note the county already has one of the largest local police forces in the nation, with some 2,600 sworn ...