CRIME & SAFETY
Syracuse mom accused of attacking teacher now charged with threatening another teacher
Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse mother accused of posing as a student to enter a school and assaulting a teacher was arraigned on new charges Wednesday. Lynzina Sutton, 31, was charged with entering Lincoln Middle School on Feb. 16 assaulting her daughter’s teacher and threatening another teacher while inside the school, according to an indictment.
Body found in Oswego Harbor believed to be man reported missing, police say
Oswego, N.Y. – Oswego police and firefighters Friday recovered a man’s body from Oswego Harbor. The body was found at 6:53 a.m. in the water along the east shore of the harbor near the Port Authority of Oswego, Oswego Police said in a news release Friday. Police said,...
Public lewdness charge included in 178 new arrests added to syracuse.com police blotter
The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today. Most of the arrests are from the last couple of weeks, but some may be older. The youngest person charged was 17 and the oldest was 91. If you purchase a...
Howard Griswold And Melissa Tikarem Indicted
A grand jury indicted 24-year-old Howard Griswold of Baldwinsville, New York, and 28-year-old Melissa Tikarem of Manlius, New York, on Thursday, May 2 for several charges, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. The pair was charged in the deadly shooting on Saturday, Jan. 20. Christian Hunter,...
Oswego man charged with assault in Seneca County
Seneca Falls, N.Y. — Police arrested an Oswego man early Monday who allegedly assaulted a man using metal knuckles. Police said Ryan Wile severely beat a man at the Quality Inn in Seneca Falls. The victim required immediate medical attention. Wile was initially charged with three counts of assault....
A Central NY village board member arrested after sending ‘creepy mail’ to official
Baldwinsville, NY — It started in November with an envelope containing a single card that said “Hi” in cut-out letters, which had been glued to a page along with stickers of the MTV logo, a cassette, a bird and an animal. The recipients didn’t think much of...
66-year-old man charged with DWI after truck crashes into Cicero home
Cicero, N.Y. — A 66-year-old man was driving under the influence Thursday afternoon when his truck crashed into a garage, Cicero police said. Jeff M. Palmer, of Cicero, was driving east on Mudd Mill Road around 2 p.m. when the pickup went off the road and across several lawns, said Cicero Police Chief Steve Rotunno.
‘School is supposed to be a safe place’; Mother who allegedly beat SCSD teacher in court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Lynzina Sutton, the mother of a Lincoln Middle School student, who allegedly verbally assaulted and repeatedly punched a teacher in the face back in February, was in court on May 1. Sutton was arraigned in Onondaga County court on 14 counts. They include assault, harassment and burglary. The other counts are […]
Two teens injured during shooting in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Tuesday, April 30, around 10:45 p.m. Syracuse Police Officers were sent to the 100 block of Oakwood Avenue for a shooting with injuries call. At the scene, officers found an 18-year-old male who was shot in the hip, and a 19-year-old male who was shot in the leg. Both were […]
46-year-old man riding bike dies after being hit by car near Erie Boulevard East
Syracuse, N.Y. — A 46-year-old man died in April after he was hit by a car near Erie Boulevard East at night, police said Tuesday. Jermaine Sterling was hit by the car around 12:04 a.m. April 15 and later died in the hospital the same day, Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse police, confirmed Tuesday.
18-year-old pleads guilty to murder of Syracuse man days before trial
Syracuse, N.Y. – An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering a Syracuse man with the help of another man just days before he was set to go to trial. Junari Harold, who was 17 at the time of the killing, admitted to acting with Vladimir Fernandez, 26, to cause the death of Tyus Ogletree on Jan. 7, 2022.
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