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Man Doing Burnouts at Mobil Gas Station in Homer Arrested For DWI
Last Saturday morning, August 10th, around 11:30, State Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for spinning their tires and doing a burnout at the Mobil Gas station at the corner of Route 281 and Route 90 in Homer. During the investigation with the driver, identified as 22 year...
County Sheriff: Cortland woman arrested following car accident
A Cortland woman was arrested following a car accident, according to a report. The Cortland County Sheriff’s report stated that officers responded to a single car crash on Health Camp Road in Homer on Thursday evening (Aug. 15). According to the report, Savannah L. Johnston, 35, had “driven off the roadway” and was determined by officers to be “under the influence of drugs.”
Homeless Cortland man charged in alleged menacing incident
CORTLAND, NY (CortacaToday) – An allegedly stolen garbage can leads to a felony arrest in Cortland. The Cortland Police Department responded to Commando Avenue around 12:41 p.m. Tuesday, August 13, 2024, for a report of menacing involving a firearm. Officers say three people living at the residence on Commando...
Late night shooting in Syracuse, 25-year-old dead
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Just before midnight on Aug. 13, Syracuse Police Officers were sent to the 4100 block of South Salina Street for a shooting with injury complaint. Before arriving at the scene, police say a 25-year-old male was taken by private car to St. Joseph’s Hospital. He had apparent gunshot wounds to his […]
Sheriff’s Office seeks assistance on missing teen last seen in Cortland County
The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance on a missing teenager. According to a post on Thursday (Aug. 15), Brookelyn Anderson, 14, was reported missing from High Point, North Carolina over the weekend. Anderson was last seen on Monday (Aug. 12) at the Pit Stop gas station at 3742 Rt. 11 in the town of Cortlandville.
Syracuse teen admits to fatally stabbing 13-year-old girl
Syracuse, N.Y. – A 19-year-old admitted Thursday to fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl after a day-long disagreement in 2021. Xomara Diaz, who was 16 at the time, stabbed Naj’ee Wright, of Auburn, in the chest and arm on May 24 on West Onondaga Street. If you purchase a...
Teen listed in critical condition at Upstate Hospital after being shot in the head
Update at 11:43 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2024: The Syracuse Police Department said the victim is a 15-year-old male, still in critical condition. An investigation helped determine that the incident happened on the 200 block of Westmoreland Avenue, near the intersection of East Fayette Street. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Right before 11 p.m. on August […]
Street in Homer closed on Friday
The Homer Police Department announced that a street in the village will be closed on Friday. According to a post, North/South Main Street will be closed on Friday for the annual Magic on Main event. The event will run from 6 to 9 p.m. North/South Main Street will be partially...
Police looking for suspects who stole three cars out of driveways in Clay
Watch this video that captured one of the suspects Courtesy of New York State Police. CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — State Police, the Cicero Police Department, and the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office received complaints on Aug. 13 over multiple vehicle larcenies in the Town of Clay. Five or six teenagers wearing dark clothing and masks are […]
Overnight single-car accident in Salina, one dead
SALINA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 14, a car was reportedly off the roadway on East Molloy Road, in the Town of Salina. When Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on the scene, they found a man not breathing. The sheriff’s office said they attempted...
Truxton FD rescues man at Tinker Falls
TRUXTON, NY (CortacaToday) – A 22-year-old man is recovering after suffering a fall in Cortland County. The Truxton Fire Department was called to Tinker Falls on Sunday, August 11, 2024, for a report of someone down with multiple injuries. When authorities reached the base of the falls, the unnamed man reportedly could not tell them how long he had been there, but he was last heard from around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Murder, assault on police charges included in 46 July indictments in Onondaga County
The Onondaga County District Attorney’s office released a list of 46 indictments for July. Two people were indicted for murder last month. The bulk of the charges were for drug and weapons possession, one of which was for possession of a weapon on school grounds. If you purchase a...
NewsChannel 9 learns firsthand about 22 illicit pot shops in CNY and their shutdown
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As a sunny August morning gives way to a warm afternoon, Dan Haughney scans the streets of Syracuse. “We go out looking to padlock illegal, unlicensed businesses,” Haughney said. Haughney runs the state’s Office of Cannabis Management or OCM. In May, Governor Kathy Hochul...
City Police warn of fake jewelry scam
The Cortland Police Department has sent out a warning of a fake jewelry scam in the city. According to a post, city police recently received information from an undisclosed local jewelry store that there’s been an “influx of customers” trying to sell fake jewelry. Noted in the...
Onondaga County hit by 77 car thefts in one week, mostly by juveniles
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Seventy-seven vehicles were stolen in Onondaga County in the past week according to Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley. Following the stolen vehicle incident that took place in Clay earlier this week, Sheriff Shelley called the car thefts and smash-and-grabs in the Central New York region “flat out wrong.”
Nationally, car thefts are down; in Syracuse, car thefts continue to rise
National data suggests that car thefts are cooling across the country; the opposite is true locally in Syracuse. In just the past week, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office reported a record 77 cars stolen in a seven day period. The Syracuse Police Department has investigated 802 stolen vehicles so far this year, 220 more than was stolen by mid-August 2023, a year that ended up shattering records in the city for stolen cars.
CNY firefighters return home after fighting wildfires in the west
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — 21 firefighters returned to New York State after fighting wildfires out in Montana and Oregon for two weeks. Three of those firefighters are from Central New York. Micheal Putnam with Fish and Wildlife is from Syracuse, Chester Lunt, a Forest Ranger, is from Fabius, and Michael Burkholder a Facilities Unit Leader […]
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