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Man killed in Oswego County ATV crash
WILLIAMSTOWN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Friday, May 10, Oswego County Sheriff’s were called to an ATV accident on the county trail near the intersection of Co. Rt, 30 and Kasoag Lake Drive in the Town of Williamstown. A 2018 Polaris RZR 900 ATV was traveling northbound on the...
15-year-old boy was victim of a brutal hammer attack in Syracuse
Syracuse, N.Y. — A 15-year-old Syracuse boy was attacked and hit with the claw-end of a hammer Saturday, according to police and the boy’s family. The boy was struck in the back of his head around 10:50 p.m. at 530 Boyden St., police said in a criminal complaint filed in Syracuse City Court Sunday. The boy suffered a severe head fracture and neurological damage, they said.
‘I hate you,’ baby’s mom says to man involved in daughter’s drive-by death
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — When a judge sentenced one of the men involved in the murder of an 11-month-old baby, the girl’s father had to wait outside the courtroom. Shaquail Harris, the father of Dior Harris, had to be escorted out by court officers after confronting Chavez Ocasio against the judge’s wishes.
State Attorney General’s Office investigates death of man who killed police officers
NEW YORK CITY (WSYR-TV) — The State Attorney General’s Office quietly opened an investigation into the death of the man who shot and killed two police officers last month outside his home in the Town of Salina. The investigation was formally announced on April 29 by a press...
On the Lookout: James Driscoll, for multiple felonies
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — NewsChannel 9 is putting viewers “On the Lookout” for this week’s fugitive. 40-year-old James Driscoll wanted by the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Warrant Squad for Felony Criminal Mischief in the 2nd degree, Felony Burglary in the 3rd, and Felony Grand Larceny in the 4th.
Clay apartment building demolished after fire; cause under investigation
Clay, N.Y. — An apartment building in Clay was torn down after a fire last week, town officials said. Building 27 in the Candlelight Lane apartment complex was condemned and demolition began soon after, according to senior code enforcement officer Joseph Grispino. If you purchase a product or register...
Man crashes car while attempting to get away from sheriff deputies in Salina
Salina, N.Y. — A loaded gun was found inside a man’s car Saturday night after he fled from a traffic stop for speeding, deputies said. Malik Burks, 31, of Clay, was stopped on the Onondaga Lake Parkway in Salina around 10 p.m., according to a criminal complaint filed in the Town of Salina Court on Saturday.
First, the ‘creepy mail.’ Now, a Baldwinsville woman tells police she used witchcraft on village official
Baldwinsville, NY - A 51-year-old woman tried to intimidate a village official and his wife by using witchcraft and throwing “hot foot powder” outside their home earlier this month, according to village police. Jennifer L. Johnson, 51, of Baldwinsville was charged May 8, a day after village treasurer...
Fire in home in Clay scorches through garage walls
Clay, N.Y. — A fire spread through a home in Clay and burned through the walls of its garage Monday afternoon. The fire was called in at 12:39 p.m. by a Moyers Corners firefighter who lives near the home at 7952 Orion Path, said Nicholas Eldred, a deputy chief with the Moyers Corners Fire Department.
Motorcyclist from New York dies after crash in Fairview Park
FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio — A man from a town in New York was killed Sunday when the motorcycle he was driving was involved in a crash with an SUV, police say. Christopher Hughes, 32, of Baldwinsville, N.Y., was pronounced dead at Fairview General Hospital, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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