EXCLUSIVE: Staten Island Domestic Violence Perpetrators to Get Ankle Bracelets to Monitor Movements in Pilot Study
Staten Island batterers beware: Big Brother is tracking you.
Some Richmond County residents convicted of domestic violence are participating in a new program that places a monitor on their ankle to immediately alert cops if they comes within a mile of their victims.
Stepping into these “exclusion zones” constitutes a violation of an order of protection, a misdemeanor — and the satellite-monitored ankle bracelet makes it easier than ever for cops to track offenders and “protect domestic violence victims from further abuse,” said Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan.