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.
Black Lives Matter
Police Union Criticizes Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 Disclosure of Body Camera Videos from Commons Altercation
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An Ithaca police union said Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 decision to share footage from an April arrest on the Commons was “intentionally misrepresenting an incident” and “improper” in a Facebook post on Saturday.
ithaca police department
Ithaca Police Respond to Downtown Bomb Threat, Conclude No Current Public Threat
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The Ithaca Police Department responded to a bomb threat this morning at the Tompkins Financial site around 8:25 a.m.
stabbing
Perpetrators Had ‘Some Familiarity’ With Stabbing Victim, Police Say
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The names of the perpetrators are still being withheld because of their juvenile status, but three males ages 13, 15 and 16 are being prosecuted in connection to a stabbing in the Commons on Friday.
stabbing
3 Minors Arrested in Downtown Ithaca Stabbing
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Three subjects under the age of 17 were arrested on charges of gang assault in the first degree and assault in the first degree for a stabbing that occurred on Friday evening in the Commons.
Crime
Handgun Shown in Dispute Between Two Men, Both Detained by Police
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A male was “brandishing” a handgun during a dispute with another male on Saturday afternoon. There were no injuries at the scene and both men were detained by the police.
Ithaca Common Council
Police, Fire Departments Request Funding for More Officers at City Budget Hearing
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At the meeting, Tyler, along with officials from the Fire Department and Public Information and Technology Office, had the chance to discuss the city’s nearly $76 million budget’s effect on their departments.
robbery
Male Subject Robs Tompkins Trust Company Branch in Downtown Ithaca
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This is not the first time the South Meadow branch was robbed in the last year.
unlawful surveillance
North Campus Resident Says Man Recorded Her Through Her Apartment Window
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Cornell University Police and the Ithaca Police Department responded to alleged unlawful surveillance at Westbourne Apartments at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday. According to a crime alert, the victim said an unknown man recorded her with a cell phone through the window of her apartment located on 124 Westbourne Ln. The victim said the suspect is a “somewhat heavyset” white male who wore an orange T-shirt, according to the alert. The suspect was last observed going in the direction of Wyckoff Road. “There are no updates at this time,” Ithaca Police Officer Jamie Williamson, a spokesman, told The Sun on Monday.
robbery
Ithaca Police Department Makes Arrests in Two Separate Robberies
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Ithaca police responded to two separate robbery cases last week and arrested two men on Thursday responsible for stealing from the Elmira Savings Bank on South Meadow Road and from a 71-year-old female.