During summer 2017, a New York man, David Hedeen, was arrested and charged with Criminal Mischief when he vandalized four statues outside of a church in SoHo. The case highlights how seriously New York State and her prosecutors deal with crimes of vandalism. Simply, no statue, or any property of another person, should ever be … Continue reading Damaging a Statute or Other Property in New York: Understanding Criminal Mischief and Criminal Tampering Crimes