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.
City
Fleeing Car Strikes Woman, Leaves Her Severely Injured
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The driver continued to flee after striking the woman, and she was airlifted to a regional trauma center, according to the Ithaca Police Department press release.
enforcement
Cornell Wrestles With Balancing Accountability and Equity in the Age of COVID-19
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As Cornell issues a yellow alert with the rise in COVID-19 cases, the Ithaca community grapples with accountability and enforcement to ensure public safety.
News
Ithaca Police Arrest Man Allegedly Involved in Saturday Morning Burglary
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After a short pursuit, Ithaca police arrest man allegedly involved in a burglary Saturday morning.
Featured in Category
Hundreds March from Ho Plaza to Ithaca Police Headquarters, Decrying Police Brutality
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In front of the Ithaca Police Department, after a peaceful march filled with chants from the heart of Cornell’s campus to the Commons, a light rain began. The crowd of over a thousand knelt on the pavement in front of the police department for eight minutes and 46 seconds — the time it took for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to suffocate George Floyd to death.
Crime
Gunshots Fired at East State Street
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The Ithaca Police Department responded to several reports of shots fired in the 900 block of East State Street at around 5:12 p.m. on Friday, according to an IPD press release. No victims have been located.
Crime
Three Arrested in Connection to South Avenue Stabbing
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After the stabbing of a Cornell graduate student on Sunday, Ithaca police arrested three suspects.
News
Local Police Scale Back Services, Incorporate Social Distancing into House Calls
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The Ithaca Police Department announced Sunday that it had shuttered the front desk at its downtown police headquarters indefinitely.