city
IPD Suspends Investigator After Body Camera Footage Reveals Inappropriate Comments
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Currently, Slattery is suspended with pay as IPD conducts an internal investigation. The investigation may conclude with further suspension, without pay.
common council
Common Council Holds Final Budget Vote, Funds Two Now-Vacant IPD Positions
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At their virtual meeting on Nov. 4, Ithaca Common Council discussed defunding the police, Myrick’s declaration of Nov. 20 as the Transgender Day of Remembrance and finalized the 2021 municipal budget.
robbery
Police Investigating Armed Robbery on West State Street
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Ithaca Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on the 900 block of West State Street on Nov. 2, according to an Ithaca Police Department press release.
ithaca police department
Protest Arrests Prompt Petition Demanding Deputy Police Chief Resign
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Recent arrests during increasingly contentious protests have led to calls for the Ithaca Police Department deputy chief to resign.
Student Assembly
S.A. Approves Resolution Calling for CUPD to Cut Ties With Ithaca Police
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The Student Assembly addressed a resolution related to Cornell’s ties to the Ithaca Police Department.
Anti-semitism
Suspect Identified in Case of Racist Vandalism
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Ithaca police arrested a suspect on multiple counts of fourth degree criminal mischief as a hate crime related to a recent spree of anti-Semitic and racist vandalism.
Featured in Category
IPD Seeking Witnesses in Homicide Investigation
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In response to a homicide on Oct. 21, the Ithaca Police Department is looking for a person walking a dog or any other witnesses located near where the victim was found.
City
Ahead of Back the Blue Rally and Counterprotest, IPD Chief Admonishes Violence
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The Ithaca police chief issued an advisory for the upcoming Trump rally.
Defunding the police
Tompkins County Racial Advocacy Coalition Demands Police Defunding Measures
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Ithacans are calling for a decrease in funding for the Ithaca Police Department. A letter addressed to Mayor Svante Myrick ’09, members of the Ithaca Common Council and representatives of a broad racial justice coalition and Ithaca-area residents calls for an 80 percent decrease in IPD’s funding.
common council
2021 Budget and Police Funding Share Spotlight at October Common Council Meeting
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The Common Council discussed police funding, the city budget, and voted to remove the White Settlers Monument from Dewitt Park during their Oct. 8 meeting.