Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called "citizen deputies." They are ...

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who vowed last year that the Garden City building would open the first of the year, blamed the state court officials for the delay.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

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

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 ...

A Nassau County Deputy Sheriff’s vehicle sits parked outside the Nassau Family Court, June 4, 2024, in Westbury, N.Y. (AP ...

A lawsuit filed in Nassau County Supreme Court by Democrats Debra Mule and ... Blakeman called the lawsuit “frivolous.” AP “New York State law does not authorize defendants to create a ...

Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the ...