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CRIME & SAFETY
Crash closes part of NY-13 in Ithaca late Friday
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Part of New York Route 13 is closed as of early Saturday after a crash late Friday night. According to 511NY, the road is closed in both directions between Spencer Rd. and Commercial Ave., as first responders on scene conduct a crash investigation. A WENY reporter...
House destroyed in overnight fire in Freeville
FREEVILLE, N.Y. — A house was reduced to a scorched husk from a fire in the Village of Freeville on Friday. Firefighters responded to a house fire at 10 Groton Ave. in Freeville at 12:19 a.m. Friday, according to Freeville Fire Department Chief Michael Parker. Parker said the home...
Car chase damages at Fall Creek Elementary to exceed estimate
ITHACA, N.Y. — A police chase in early February ended with a parked car pushed through an exterior wall at Fall Creek Elementary. The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) installed a temporary cover shortly after the incident, but the permanent fix is all but certain to exceed the original estimate by tens of thousands of dollars.
Local law enforcement agencies awarded over $450k from state for new tech
ITHACA, N.Y. — Several local law enforcement agencies including the Ithaca Police Department (IPD) and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) were collectively awarded approximately $450,000 from New York State on Monday to improve and expand technology to modernize operations. The State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS),...
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