Shooting
Ithaca Police Investigating Fatal Shooting
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The Ithaca Police Department is currently investigating the fatal shooting that occurred on Tuesday morning. The victim has been identified to be 32-year-old Alan M. Godfrey.
community justice center
The Ithaca Police Department Overhaul Proposal: Where Is It Now
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The City of Ithaca and Tompkins County have approved funding for the Community Justice Center, a new establishment intended to implement the 19 recommendations from the historic Ithaca Police Department overhaul proposal.
police reform
Mayor Svante Myrick’s ’09 Police Overhaul Proposal, Explained
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The Reimagining Public Safety proposal, which has passed both the Ithaca Common Council and Tompkins County Legislature, may fully restructure Ithaca area policing.
Uncategorized
Common Council Unanimously Votes to Pass Reimagining Plan
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The Reimagining Public Safety Plan was passed in a unanimous vote by the Ithaca Common Council Wednesday night,
City
Ithaca Police Investigates Suspicious Death at Downtown Ithaca Hotel
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The Ithaca Police Department has been investigating a suspicious death at the Canopy by Hilton hotel in downtown Ithaca since early afternoon Friday. There is no information that indicates the victim is affiliated with Cornell, according to Cornell University Media Relations.
Columns
GUEST ROOM | ‘Myrick’s Plan:’ Boom, Bust or Somewhere in Between?
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As you may know, Ithaca mayor Svante Myrick ’09 recently released a plan to replace the Ithaca Police Department with a new “Department of Community Solutions and Public Safety.” The department would be divided between armed “public safety officers” and unarmed “community solution workers.”
The plan has received fulsome praise and withering criticism. It deserves neither. I was part of the process that led to this document. Though the mayor badly botched the rollout, the vision behind the plan is exactly right. If we separate process from substance, we can still achieve meaningful change.
ithaca police department
Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 Proposes Ithaca Policing Overhaul
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In the wake of Ithaca Police Department controversies and months of protests, Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and town officials have released a set of proposals which would dramatically alter the structure of law enforcement in the city.
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.