CNY Crime & Safety News
Central NY judge suspended for ‘racially offensive’ comments fights her removal
The Court of Appeals will review the Commission on Judiciary Conduct's ruling.
Longtime Syracuse-area surgeon dies while swimming in Cazenovia Triathlon
Dr. Richard DiStefano died Sunday. He was a neck and spine surgeon for SOS Orthopedics.
Syracuse man sentenced for murder: ‘It really doesn’t matter if you were the shooter or not’
Attorneys continued to disagree on which of two men shot the victim.
Jury clears Onondaga Co. sheriff’s sergeant of wrongdoing in teacher’s traffic stop arrest
A Syracuse schoolteacher sued after being placed in handcuffs during 2020 traffic stop.
Five boys accused of break-ins at 2 gun stores, failed attempt at Syracuse cannabis shop
The group of five boys, ranging from 14-years-old to 17-years-old, were caught near another cannabis store, police said.
Utica man shot, killed while sitting on front porch, police say
The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said.
Man, 29, critically injured from stabbing during quarry party in Onondaga
The man was injured in a stabbing at a party at Split Rock Quarry, deputies said.
13-year-old accused of fatally shooting man in Syracuse’s Valley Plaza identified
The teen is accused of killing 25-year-old Matthew Freeman, according to court documents.
17-year-old Baldwinsville girl dies from injuries a week after crash
Ka’Niya Cureton was in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital before she died on Sunday.
45 graduate at Central NY law enforcement academy ceremony (list)
They graduated to eight different agencies.
45 guns stolen from Central NY, North Country shops; feds offer $5k award for tips leading to arrest
The guns were stolen during break-ins between late July and Friday.
13-year-old boy charged with murder in shooting at Valley Plaza in Syracuse
He's among the youngest teens implicated in a murder in recent years in Onondaga County.
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