More than 700 Staten Islanders came out to support an annual family event held on Sunday that aims to combat the borough’s substance abuse crisis.
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New York district attorneys call for ‘fentanyl analog’ legislation
August 26, 2019
DA Michael E. McMahon, alongside other district attorneys throughout NYC, called for legislators to create laws to prohibit unregulated distribution of all fentanyl analogs, continuing a fight to remove a deadly legal loophole in the state’s Public Health Law.
New initiative from DA McMahon’s office to feature ‘Faces of HOPE’
July 31, 2019
A new initiative announced Wednesday will profile people helped by a program that officials tout as a success in the battle against substance abuse.
McMahon and Sanitation crack down on illegal dumping on Staten Island
July 25, 2019
A joint investigation between District Attorney Michael McMahon’s investigative unit and Department of Sanitation Police a led to an illegal dumper being found and fined after an incident in West Brighton.
With Island traffic fatalities up, city announces effort to combat distracted driving
June 3, 2019
Richmond County District Attorney Michael McMahon is joined by DOT Staten Island Commissioner Tom Cocola, outreach staffer Raeshan Dockery…
State reforms would give thugs keys to this city
May 15, 2019
As uninformed legislators in Albany appear to be tripping over each other in a mad dash to push through so-called progressive criminal justice reforms, it will be the victims of crime, law enforcement…
There is no room for hate on Staten Island’: DA, religious leaders, officials take a stand against hate
May 2, 2019
Staten Island’s District Attorney Michael McMahon and Chief Kenneth Corey, the borough commanding officer, held a press conference on Thursday to address hate crimes on Staten Island.
Prosecutor honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving at law-enforcement recognition event
April 12, 2019
Richmond County District Attorney Frank Prospero, awarded by Mothers Against Drunk Driving on Wednesday in Woodbury, N.Y., for his efforts to prosecute criminals involved in vehicular crimes.
Drug treatment program expanded to offer more defendants a chance at recovery, D.A. announces
January 16, 2019
A ray of HOPE in a borough plagued by the opioid epidemic shined a little brighter Wednesday after it was announced that the drug treatment program would be expanded in cooperation with the Criminal Court of the City of New York.
Dealer pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal heroin-fentanyl overdose
January 2, 2019
A Staten Island drug dealer pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter for selling a batch of fentanyl-laced heroin that killed one of his customers.
