CRIME & SAFETY
A quick transition for mourning officers who now have to prepare for Biden’s arrival in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Airspace will be restricted on Thursday from noon until 4 p.m., giving us our first indication of when President Joe Biden will be in town. The major security undertaking just adds to the difficult week for police, coming off two funerals in three days. Its been a heavy few weeks for […]
1 person injured in vacant house fire on Syracuse’s North Side
Syracuse, N.Y. — One person was burned and taken to a hospital early Tuesday after a fire in a vacant home on Syracuse’s North Side. When Syracuse firefighters got to the boarded-up home at 744 E. Laurel St. at 1:54 a.m., there was heavy black smoke coming from the roof, said Syracuse District Fire Chief Matthew Craner, a spokesperson for the department.
Man faces up to life in prison for attempting to buy drugs in Syracuse to sell
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Watertown man faces 10 years to life in prison for attempting to buy drugs in Syracuse to sell in the North Country, prosecutors say. Stuart Chambers, 44, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday for attempting to possess and distribute methamphetamines and cocaine in January, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York.
Meet one of the dogs helping heal Syracuse officers and Onondaga County deputies
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — When Clear Path for Veterans vets dogs to live with veterans, Jenga didn’t make the cut. “She shows a few behaviors that would not make her a good service dog,” said her handler Mariana Rossoni. “For example, she’s afraid of flag poles.” She’s not afraid to help, so Clear Path for […]
Car ends up submerged in drainage pond on Route 31 in Clay
Clay, N.Y. — A car was almost fully submerged in water Tuesday when it went into a small drainage pond off Route 31 in Clay. The car ended up in the pond in front of the Friendly’s at 3873 Route 31 around 1:04 p.m., according to Onondaga County 911 dispatchers.
Syracuse man sent to prison after evidence showed he allegedly handed gun to accused killer
Syracuse, N.Y. – A 21-year-old man accused of a 2020 Syracuse murder was sentenced to prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to possessing a gun. A murder charge against him was dropped. Bernard Brumfield, of Syracuse, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for possessing a 9 mm handgun on...
Strangers rush into freezing water to pull woman from car and carry her to safety after crash in Clay
Clay, N.Y. — It was a regular Tuesday for Lasaros Milian as he sat in the passenger side of his coworker’s car enjoying his lunch-time burrito. They were waiting at a red light on Route 31 in Clay when an SUV sped by, went off the road and landed in a retention pond near a Friendly’s restaurant.
Man arrested after more than 12-hour standoff in Eastwood identified
Editor’s note: This article updated with details from a neighbor’s video of the standoff and the criminal complaint filed in court. Syracuse, N.Y. — A 38-year-old man who barricaded himself in an Eastwood home with a weapon for more than 12 hours Sunday has been identified. If...
Whose guns, drugs are they? Man faces 28 years in prison, but now other man says some were his
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Anthony Braswell took a plea deal that would send him to prison for 28 years for pleading guilty to drugs and guns found in a Syracuse apartment. Now, another man has come forward to say some of those drugs and guns belonged to him. Braswell, 31, is...
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