CRIME & SAFETY
Manlius man charged with defrauding investors out of $400k in Ponzi-like scheme
Manlius, N.Y. — A Manlius man who owns a personal training business in Baldwinsville was charged Thursday with defrauding investors out of $400,000. Jarod Cervoni, 45, brought in investors for his two businesses, Square 1 Wellness and Square 1 Performance, with the promise of profit-sharing, said Sgt. Kenneth Hatter, a Manlius police spokesperson.
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...
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....
Jamesville man pleads guilty to threatening to shoot up Manlius Tops
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Jamesville man pleaded guilty Friday to making a terroristic threat, a felony, after posting on social media last year that he planned a mass shooting at the Tops supermarket in the village of Manlius. Zachary Mullen, 22, will be under interim probation for a year...
VIDEO: Local Syracuse brewery burglarized, community steps up to help with aftermath
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A brick through your front door isn’t the best way to kick off your Friday morning. For Buried Acorn Brewery’s owner, Tim Shore, that’s exactly what he was greeted with. The brewery and restaurant on Hiawatha Boulevard was broken into on Friday,...
Man identified who was arrested after 9-hour standoff with police in Brighton Towers
Syracuse, N.Y. — A 58-year-old man who barricaded himself in a Brighton Towers apartment in Syracuse with a weapon for more than 9 hours Wednesday has been identified. The man is Derreon L. Riley, who was arrested around 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to a criminal complaint filed in Syracuse City Court.
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, […]
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...
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 […]
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)
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