After an ex-convict shot and wounded his parole officer at the downtown Brooklyn state parole office last week, three parole offices will be getting metal detectors. NY1 reports that the three offices will be part of a pilot program, "If successful, all parole offices in the state will be equipped with the security measures." That's right—no parole offices have detectors; as the parole officers' union said, "We are the only law-enforcement officers without metal detectors. Middle schools have metal detectors." more ›

The ex-convict who was arrested for shooting his parole officer at the downtown Brooklyn parole office on Thursday was trying to kill the officer. Police say that after Robert Morales, 50, fired into Samuel Salters' shoulder, tried to pull the trigger of his Ruger 9mm again—aiming at Salters' face—but the gun jammed. Morales seem to confirm that version of events, because he told reporters, as he was being taken to court, "Unfortunately he ain't dead. That was the plan... He's an a-hole. He deserved it." more ›

Parents paying $20,000 or more a year to send their kids to St. Ann's School in Brooklyn Heights aren't too thrilled about the Federal probation office that's opened up 100 feet down the street. Earlier this week, just ten minutes before school let out, a parolee who had served 12 years in jail on drug-related charges bolted from the building as officers tried to arrest him for assault. Karen Fischer was about to pick up her son Sebastian when she saw officers chasing the man; she tells Channel 9 one of the officers reached for his gun but thought better of it. St. Ann's dean Larry Weiss says, "This is exactly what we were told was not going to happen." Weiss was also promised there wouldn't be sex offenders coming into the office; turns out 53 sex offenders—including 6 convicted pedophiles—have swung by since they opened. At least the good news for Sebastian is that his mom will definitely picking him up on time this year. [Brownstoner] more ›