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You & the Law
Each Friday at 5:45 p.m., Mike Desmond talks about legal issues with a local attorney.

You & The Law: Your rights with police

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Mike Desmond
Published June 21, 2013 at 5:16 PM EDT

What are your rights when the police knock on your front door? That's what Mike Desmond talks about with attorney Steven Cohen on this week's edition of You & The Law.
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Mike Desmond
Mike Desmond is one of Western New York’s most experienced reporters, having spent nearly a half-century covering the region for newspapers, television stations and public radio. He has been with WBFO and its predecessor, WNED-AM, since 1988. As a reporter for WBFO, he has covered literally thousands of stories involving education, science, business, the environment and many other issues. Mike has been a long-time theater reviewer for a variety of publications and was formerly a part-time reporter for The New York Times.
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