Crime & Safety

NY Justice Landicino, of Yorktown, Charged with DWI

New York Supreme Court Justice Carl J. Landicino was arrested for driving drunk in suburban Albany on Wednesday.

  • Editor's Note: The information was provided by the New York State Police. It does not indicate a conviction. 

A New York Supreme Court Justice has been arrested for driving drunk, state troopers said. 

Justice Carl J. Landicino, 47, of Yorktown Heights, was stopped at about 4:06 p.m. on Wednesday on I-87 in the town of Colonie, which is suburb of Albany, for driving aggressively, police said. 

Police said Landicino failed standardized field sobriety testing, and then refused to submit to a chemical test to determine his blood alcohol content.

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The man was charged with driving while intoxicated and multiple vehicle and traffic law violations. Landicino was arraigned in the village of Menands and released. He was scheduled to return to the town of Colonie Court on Oct. 29.

According to news reports, Landicino is a justice in Brooklyn who was elected last year.

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