CRIME & SAFETY
52-year-old charged in early morning stabbing on Syracuse’s North Side
Syracuse, N.Y. — A 52-year-old man was charged today with stabbing another man five times early this morning, according to city police. Luis Centeno-Ortiz, 52, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Police found a 46-year-old man who’d been stabbed at about 2:30 a.m....
Syracuse arrests convicted killer staying in campus encampment following lawmaker outrage
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (TND) — The Syracuse University Department of Public Safety on Friday arrested Eural Warren, a convicted killer who had been present at the school’s Gaza solidarity encampment. An encampment of over 70 tents has taken over Syracuse’s Quad in protest of its refusal to condemn Israel...
Man accused of killing Baby Dior found guilty; more top stories (Good Morning CNY for May 10)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 57; Low: 48. Mostly cool, wet weekend ahead; see the 5-day forecast. Syracuse University puts up fence by protest encampment. What happens next?: Syracuse University on Wednesday ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to clear out a tent encampment on the university’s main quad to make room for commencement events. The protesters responded quickly: We’re not moving. That left SU with a choice before Sunday’s commencement ceremony: Would it back down and let protesters stay or would it remove them? On Thursday, the university constructed a large green fence across Shaw Quad, separating tents put up for weekend commencement ceremonies from the protest encampment. One question remains: What happens next? (Jon Moss photo)
Two teens charged with burglarizing Camillus pizza, ice cream shops
Syracuse, N.Y. — Two teenangers were charged with breaking into two Camillus businesses and taking money from them last month, police said Friday. The two 16-year-old boys are each facing eight criminal charges, including six felonies. Police did not identify the teens. Charlee’s Ice Cream and Cam’s Pizza in...
Shirley Winters, convicted child killer, to be placed in secure psychiatric facility
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Friday, May 10, Shirley Winters was officially released from prison and will now be placed in a secure psychiatric facility for the foreseeable future, according to Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick. Winters was in prison for 17 years for smothering her 5-month-old son at her home in Otisco and […]
Jesse Outley guilty in murder of Dior Harris
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The jury has returned a verdict of guilty in the case of Jesse Outley. Outley was accused of firing the gun that killed Baby Dior Harris. Syracuse community members respond to tragic death of 11-month-old, offering support to family members The 11-month-old Harris was with four other women, including her mother, […]
Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Custody Deputy arrested for insurance fraud, stole over $30K
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Thursday, May 9, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office announced that an OCSO Custody Deputy and his ex-wife were arrested for insurance fraud, as they allegedly stole over $30k. Jeffery Wick, a 46-year-old from Liverpool, and his ex-wife, 47-year-old Patricia Wick, are officially charged with felony insurance fraud, grand larceny and […]
Jewelry store designs bracelets in memory of fallen officers, benefitting their families
TOWN OF CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — When two officers were shot and killed in the line of duty, Alexis Hayden was 4,000 miles away on her honeymoon in Italy. But as soon as she learned about the deaths of Lieutenant Michael Hoosock and Officer Michael Jensen, she got to work.
Bus crash reporting opens window on lives of migrant workers in our midst (Editorial Board Opinion)
Migrant laborers are here in Central New York but are largely invisible to us until we are forced to look — as in the horrific North Country bus crash in January 2023 that left six men dead and nine injured. A box truck traveling in the opposite direction crossed...
Man and teen discarded 2 guns after fatally shooting 28-year-old on Syracuse’s Near West Side, police say
Syracuse, N.Y. — A man and a teenager discarded two guns and the clothes they were wearing after shooting and killing a man on Syracuse’s Near West Side last month, police said in court papers. Josue Pizarro, 26, and a 16-year-old teen shot Jesus Carmona near 221 Sabine...
Syracuse police to memorialize Michael Jensen among fallen officers at Forman Park
Syracuse, N.Y. — Slain officer Michael Jensen’s name will be unveiled among fallen officers at Forman Park’s police memorial during a ceremony Monday. The ceremony starts at 10 a.m. at the park at 717 E. Genesee St. Syracuse police will also retire Jensen’s badge number. If...
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