Chuck Around
New York

Every year, Chuck commits to traveling to all
62 counties in New York to meet with constituents.

Filter by year

Filter by county

{"6BD70C32-4040-F985-52CD-C1FE4E57F421":{"TotalRows":1,"uid":"6BD70C32-4040-F985-52CD-C1FE4E57F421","title":"Schumer announcing legislation that will make it a federal crime to tamper with the unique identification number of a cell phone by imposing a five-year criminal penalty, in the wake of a dramatic spike in cell phone thefts in the Rochester","summary":"Rochester, NY","eventType":"chuck-around-ny","eventTypeLabel":"Chuck Around NY","date":"November 12, 2013","url":"about/chuck-around-new-york/schumer-announcing-legislation-that-will-make-it-a-federal-crime-to-tamper-with-the-unique-identification-number-of-a-cell-phone-by-imposing-a-five-year-criminal-penalty-in-the-wake-of-a-dramatic-spike-in-cell-phone-thefts-in-the-rochester","city":null,"county":"Monroe","lat":43.153603,"lng":-77.612396,"description":"<p><img border=\"0\" src=\"http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3817/10824746586_125429a13e_s.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"margin:0pt 10px 10px 0pt;width:100px;float:left\">\nOn  November 12,2013 Schumer announced legislation that will make it a federal crime to tamper with the unique identification number of a cell phone by imposing a five-year criminal penalty, in the wake of a dramatic spike in cell phone thefts in the Rochester area. In the first half of 2013 alone, robberies in the Rochester area were up 14%, 75% of which involved the theft of a cell phone.  The problem is not slowing down, with robbery rates through October now the highest in five years, up 15.2% from 2012 despite an overall 8.5% drop in crime in Rochester.  The theft of Apple iphones and smart phones has even spurred a new moniker, called \"apple picking.\" Last year, Schumer and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a new effort along with major cell phone carriers that would create a stolen cell phone registry to track unique cell phone identification numbers. The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers allow cell phone companies to permanently disable stolen cell phones once they are reported stolen.</p>"}}

Filter events