An attempted armed robbery occurred in the East Seneca street parking lot ramp on Sunday, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.
Ithaca
Stabbing on West State Street ‘Drug Related’
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At 2:13 a.m., police responded to a call at a house on West State Street, finding a 37-year old male with multiple stab wounds. IPD is still working to identify the suspects.
Tompkins County Public Library
Cornell Commits $100K to Tompkins County Public Library
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Cornell will commit $100,000 to the Tompkins County Public Library, further bolstering its decades long commitment to the local library, the University announced in Jan. 8 press release.
city of ithaca
Over the Last 10 Years, the Ithaca Police Department Insufficiently Investigated Cases
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The Ithaca Police Department will terminate an officer directly responsible for handling sex crimes in the department’s investigative division, the Mayor’s office announced in a press release Thursday. An internal IPD investigation found a slew of failures to sufficiently investigate a range of cases in the division over the last 10 years.
district attorney
District Attorney Challenges Description of Controversial Commons Arrest
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“Was justice accomplished? I don’t know,” District Attorney Matthew Van Houten said on Thursday. “That depends on who you ask.”
awareness month
Ithaca Police Wear Pink Badges, Raise Donations for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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This year marks the third consecutive year that the Ithaca Police Department officers are wearing pink badges in support of October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Transportation
Ithaca Ranked #1 ‘Very Small’ Car-Free City
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The news that Ithaca topped the car-free charts was exciting to TCAT’s general manager Scot Vanderpool, who said the metro can attribute its ranking to accessible alternative transportation means: Ithaca Car-Share, the introduction of LimeBikes, the large number of Cornell students walking to and from classes and the TCAT.
Protest
Downtown Street Blocked in ‘Die-In’ Demonstration Against Police Brutality and Systemic Racism
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The case of two black residents that began with a controversial arrest in April has brought national debates on police brutality and systemic racism home to Ithaca.
east seneca street
One Dead in Fire on East Buffalo Street in Collegetown, Police Say
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At 11:12 p.m., the fire was still burning, and smoke could be smelled from Collegetown.
City
Acting Chief Dennis Nayor Named New Ithaca Chief of Police
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Since his appointment in June, Nayor served as Acting Chief during a summer that saw two fatal stabbings and a downtown shooting.
CU Downtown
4th Annual C.U. Downtown Draws Cornellians From the Hill to the Commons With Performances, Free Food
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Cornellians flocked to the Commons on Saturday for the fourth annual C.U. Downtown, a foray for students into exploring downtown Ithaca, featuring performances from Cornell organizations, free doughnuts and plenty of give-away silicone phone wallets.