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Shots Fired Incident Targeted Event, Leads to Four In Custody
ROME, N.Y. -- Four people were taken into custody following a shots fired incident on William Street in Rome on Friday morning and Police believe it was a targeted event. According to Rome Police, they responded to the 500 block of William Street for a report of shots fired. During the investigation patrol located several spent shell casings and a residence that had been damaged by the gunfire.
Funeral Held for 13-Year-Old Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting
UTICA, N.Y.-- Funeral services were held for 13-year-old Nyah Mway in Utica Saturday Morning. Hundreds of mourners attended the service for Mway at Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral Home on Court Street. Mway was shot and killed by Utica Police in the 900 block of Shaw Street on June 28th...
Syracuse.com video shows new look at Utica police foot chase, fatal shooting of boy, frantic CPR
Utica, N.Y. — Nyah Mway and his friend were stopped by Utica police Friday night by officers on the lookout for two suspects in past robberies and because they walked in the street. Thirty-one seconds later, a 13-year-old boy was shot in the chest in a struggle with officers....
Utica Police Investigating Multiple Stabbings at Fourth of July House Party
Fireworks erupted at a house party in Utica early Friday morning and not the good kind. Utica Police are investigating several stabbings that occurred at a July 4th house party sending multiple individuals to Wynn Hospital. Even in the midst of all that the Utica Police are going through right...
Rome Police Law Enforcement Day returns July 31
ROME — The Rome Police Department will hold their annual Law Enforcement Day community celebration on Wednesday, July 31, complete with live music, police demonstrations and fireworks after dark. Law Enforcement Day will take place from 4 to 10 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31 at Franklyn's Field on North...
Chittenango man arrested after allegedly selling alcohol to a minor
CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — A 59-year-old Chittenango man was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during a NYS Police underage drinking initiative in Onondaga and Madison Counties. Chittenango Discount Liquor & Wine was the only location not to be in compliance with the laws dealing with the sale of...
Local man arrested on warrant for alleged domestic incident earlier this spring: OCSO
FLOYD- A man from the local region is faced with a list of accusations after being arrested on a warrant for an alleged domestic incident earlier in the spring, authorities say. Joseph Dunn (no age provided), of the town of Ohio, NY, was arrested by the Oneida County Sheriff’s office...
Oneida County Sheriff touts new program keeping kids on school buses safer
ORISKANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s an incident like the one in Manlius back in March that the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is hoping to avoid. The department is partnering with Verra Mobility, implementing the Crossing Guard School Bus Stop-Arm Enforcement program. “The problem is with most of...
Syracuse Fire Department HAZMAT responds to chlorine leak in Oneida wastewater facility
ONEIDA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, July 5, the Syracuse Fire Department Hazardous Materials Response Team (HAZMAT) responded to a chlorine leak at a wastewater treatment facility on Harden Street in the City of Oneida. Once crews were in protective gear, they went into the room in the facility where the leak […]
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