After a series of high profile cases committed by repeat offenders, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is looking to make changes to recent reforms that would make it easier for judges to set bail for certain violent crimes.
Police have released new photos of the woman wanted for allegedly shoving a beloved grandmother who later died from her injuries.
The governor's proposals would make more crimes eligible for bail and give judges discretion to consider a defendant's criminal history and take into account his"dangerousness" as an additional factor in imposing bail. And juveniles charged with gun possession would be prosecuted in criminal court rather than family court.
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