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CRIME & SAFETY
Woman found dead in creek in Town of DeWitt
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A woman was found dead in a creek in the Town of DeWitt the area of Kirkville Road by DeWitt Police on Sunday morning, May 19. Police first responded to a man who possibly overdosed at 6953 Kirkville Road around 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. After...
Man found with cocaine, fentanyl in pants, jacket pocket near Upstate University Hospital
Syracuse, N.Y. -- A 33-year-old man was caught with over 20 grams of cocaine and fentanyl in his pockets Sunday near Upstate University Hospital, police said. Officers stopped Nathan K. King who was walking in the 300 block of Renwick Avenue, near the Pioneer Homes, police said in a criminal complaint filed in Syracuse City Court.
25-year-old man being fingerprinted escapes Camillus police, caught in parking lot
Camillus, N.Y. — A 25-year-old man being fingerprinted at the Camillus Police Department Monday dashed through two doors, briefly escaping officers, police said. Austin Brown, of Syracuse, was brought to the Camillus Police Department around 1 p.m., said Capt. James Nightingale, a spokesperson for Camillus Police. If you purchase...
Man charged with hitting, killing man while drag racing in Syracuse released from jail
Syracuse, N.Y. – A 19-year-old accused of speeding through a red light and killing a man on an electric bike in April was released from jail Monday. Joshua Shultes was arrested on May 7 and was arraigned on a second-degree manslaughter charge Monday after a grand jury indicted him.
Man Injured in Ilion Motorcycle Accident
ILION, N.Y. -- One individual was airlifted to a hospital in Syracuse following a motorcycle accident in Herkimer County. The incident was reported on May 20 along Route 51 near the Ilion Gorge. Details are currently limited. It is confirmed, however, that one person was transported to a Syracuse hospital...
3 displaced after unattended candle starts fire in Syracuse home
Syracuse, N.Y. — Three people were displaced after a Sunday evening fire significantly damaged a home in Syracuse’s Washington Square neighborhood, fire officials said. The fire at 625 Lemoyne Ave. was reported at about 6:30 p.m. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
UPDATED: Two Charged After Man stabbed near Herkimer Thruway bridge, fighting for his life
HERKIMER, NY (WKTV) - Herkimer Police say a man was stabbed multiple times around 1 a.m. Saturday in the area around the bridge near the New York State Thruway exit. The victim was rushed to the Wynn Hospital for treatment and then transferred to Syracuse with life-threatening wounds. Police say,...
A woman was found dead along highway in Pa. Police shot her alleged killer in Indianapolis
When an Indianapolis police lieutenant fatally shot a 60-year-old Syracuse, New York, native in the sleeper compartment of the man's tractor-trailer in Indianapolis on Nov. 30, he was credited with saving the life of a woman authorities said the man held against her will, cut repeatedly and threatened to kill. That action also...
Police: Man hid in Halfmoon resident’s closet, threatened her with liquor bottle
An Oneida County man allegedly hid in a Halfmoon homeowner’s closet and threatened her with a liquor bottle when he was found. John A. Rathbun, 26, of Verona, is also accused of preventing the homeowner from calling 911 by slapping the phone from her hand, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. He’s also accused of stealing liquor.
California driver hits Park Street Bridge with tractor-trailer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Around 1:13 p.m. on Friday, May 17, a tractor-trailer hit the Park Street Bridge in Syracuse. No one was injured in the crash, Syracuse Police said. The driver, who is from California, was given three traffic tickets, two for disobeying a traffic control device and one for exceeding clearance, according to […]
DPS responds to armed robbery report on Euclid Avenue
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Syracuse University’s Department of Safety responded to a report of an armed robbery at 514 Euclid Ave. at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday evening, according to a campus-wide DPS email. DPS identified the reporter as...
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