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A Westchester County substitute school teacher was arrested last week and charged with Assault in the Third Degree (misdemeanor assault), Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Harassment for an incident involving a third grader in his gym class. According to police the teacher allegedly taunted and then assaulted the student after the student came at the teacher in a New Rochelle, New York public school. The case has received a great deal of media attention and the teacher, Daniel Sanabria, has now hired the White Plains criminal defense law firm, Tilem & Campbell, to defend him against the criminal charges.

The Westchester Journal News extensively quotes Tilem & Campbell, partner Peter Tilem about Mr.Sanabria’s action in the case. According to the Journal News article, both Mr. Sanabria and criminal defense lawyer Peter Tilem are disputing the allegations. An article has also been featured in the New York Post and stories have been run on cable news Channel 12.

Mr. Sanabria is due in New Rochelle City Court next week where he is expected to defend the charges.

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With four confirmed cases of swine flu on Riker’s Island and 4 probable cases, fear has gripped both inmates and corrections officers alike who are confined on Riker’s Island. The scare has already disrupted visits and Court appearances in New York City criminal courts and will likely get worse before it gets better. The situation is so bad that the union representing the corrections officers has filed a letter of complaint with the Department of Labor. For families of inmates in the massive New York City Jail system the outbreak means that visits will likely be canceled in many jails. In addition movement within the jails may be curtailed. If you or a loved one are currently confined on Rikers Island or any New York City Jail contact one of the experienced criminal defense lawyers at Tilem & Campbell.

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Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced the results of a three month sting operation which used underage criminal justice students to purchase alcohol at bars, restaurants and liquor store. The sting resulted in the arrest of 28 people but also demonstrated that establishments enforced the drinking age 81% of the time. The 28 people arrested were charged with selling alcohol to minors.

During this season when Proms, graduation parties and Memorial Day Weekend parties are in high gear it is important to remember the potential consequences of underage drinking and especially of underage drinking and driving. New York has a “zero tolerance” for people under 21 years of age driving with any alcohol in their system. In addition, New York imposes enhanced, severe penalties for minors who drink and drive.

If you or a loved one has been charged with an alcohol related offense in New York, contact one of the attorneys at Tilem & Campbell.

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Local, County and New York State Police begin their annual “click it or ticket” campaign today which means an increase in seat belt tickets across the State and the Region. The increased enforcement will take the forms of patrols and checkpoints and will likely lead to an increase in traffic tickets of all kinds. In addition to the New York State Police, County and local police in Westchester, Rockland, Orange Counties and beyond are expected to participate. The program is scheduled to last two weeks.

While Seat belt violations in New York carry no points and a fine of $50, it is important to remember that no seat belt or child restraint for a child less than 16 years of age carries 3 points per violation in New York. In addition, Police will be looking for other violations such as speeding, unsafe lane change, failure to signal and equipment violations as they patrol so drive carefully.
If you receive a traffic summons contact us DrSUMMONS.com or 877-DRSUMMONS

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New York State may be the 11th State in the United States to make ignition interlock devices mandatory vehicles owned by people convicted of drinking and driving (DWI) even if it is their first conviction. The device can detect alcohol in a driver’s breath and prevents the car from starting if alcohol is detected. The proposal made by two Long Island legislators, Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg is already gaining steam in Albany where it has already passed the Senate Transportation Committee. The ignition interlock legislation has passed the Senate before but has not gotten through the New York State Assembly.

While the legislation is popular, its effectiveness is questionable since it only works on the offender’s car and he could obviously drive any car including a rental, a friend’s car or a family member’s car. In addition, anybody could blow into the device thus permitting the intoxicated driver to operate the car.

As experience New York DWI attorneys know, this legislation will add another collateral consequence to a long list of consequences of New York DWI convictions. This list already includes: offenders having a criminal conviction, fines, surcharges, insurance consequences, Driver Responsibility Assessment and license revocation in addition to possibility of jail, probation, conditional discharge, mandatory attendance at a victim impact panel and revocation of offender’s registration.

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New York Law firm Tilem & Campbell is in the news again after filing a federal civil rights law suit brought against the Village of Spring Valley, New York, the Village Police Department, the Building Department and several detectives. The article originally published in the Rockland County Journal News has been picked up on several national websites.

The suit alleges that the detectives intervened on behalf of a tenant who was claiming that a landlord owed him money. The detectives used a ruse to lure the individual to a building and then used threats, intimidation and the threat of an illegal building inspection to compel the individual to pay money to the tenant.

The suit names individuals Det. Roxanne Lopez, Det. Ted Hughes and Det. John Beltempo as well as Assistant Building Inspector Manny Carmona and Building Inspector Joseph Jacaruso. Tilem & Campbell asks that any one with information of misconduct by any of these individuals contact the law firm.

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Nassau County Police have announced an initiative targeting “aggressive drivers” on Nassau County roads, beginning tomorrow. While details of the initiative have not been released the program is likely to result in the issuance of additional tickets for such New York traffic violations as speeding, tailgating, passing a red light, unsafe lane change, failure to signal, unsafe passing, the failure to obey traffic control devices and failure to yield right of way in Nassau County.

These types of violations all carry points and can lead to higher insurance costs as well as fines and imposition of the driver responsibility assessment. Nassau County traffic violations are handled in the Traffic and Parking Violations Agency (TPVA) which is located at 16 Cooper Street in Hempstead
If you have any questions about fighting traffic violations in Nassau County or anywhere else in New York contact us or visit us at drsummons.com or 877-DR-SUMMONS (377-8666).

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New York criminal law firmTilem & Campbell is pleased to announce that Senior Partner Peter H. Tilem is on Twitter and can be found at www.twitter.com/attorneyny. Please log on and follow Peter. He will provide updates on interesting issues involving New York criminal law and other legal issues (or as much as can be said in 120 characters).

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Tilem & Associates is pleased to announce the release of its newest website westchesterPIattorneys.com. The website, which focuses on New York personal injury law was launched as a resource for people injured in accidents in the Westchester County, Putnam, Rockland and New York City areas, according to Managing partner Peter Tilem. The website provides information about New York construction accidents, New York Car accidents and other types of personal injury cases. For more information please visit westchesterPIattorneys.com.

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Tilem & Campbell just obtained a summary of the new Legislation repealing the Rockefeller Drug laws. If you or a loved one is currently serving a term in prison for a New York Narcotics case or is currently charged with any New York Drug case. Contact one of the experienced criminal attorneys at www.888anycrime.com

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