Coverage dated August 27, 2024

Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks

Headline from Local News 8

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City have made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street in Levittown.

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  1. Local News 8

    Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning face masks (opens Local News 8)

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    Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police in the suburbs of New York City have made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks. Nassau County Police say officers on Sunday night responded to reports of a suspicious person on a street in Levittown.

  2. The Guardian

    Suburban New York police make first arrest under new law banning face masks (opens The Guardian)

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    A man was arrested for wearing a mask and possession of a weapon, but critics say law is overly broad and unnecessary

  3. NBC News

    Teen arrested in first violation of New York county's controversial face mask ban (opens NBC News)

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    A teenager was arrested in Nassau County, New York, after he was seen wearing a mask in public over the weekend, marking the first arrest related to the county's controversial mask ban signed earlier this month.

  4. Time

    Police in NY County Make First Arrest Under a Face Mask Ban (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Police in the suburbs of New York City made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday.

  5. Latin Times

    An undocumented immigrant is the first arrest under New York county law banning face masks (opens Latin Times)

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    The GOP-controlled Nassau County Legislature passed the Mask Transparency Act in response to "antisemitic incidents, often perpetrated by those in masks"

  6. ABC 7 New York

    Nassau County police make 1st arrest under new law banning face masks (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Police in Nassau County made the first arrest under a new local law banning face masks, officials announced Tuesday.

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