Category: Public Safety


  • A federal appeals court has upheld the majority of New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act (CCIA), marking a significant victory for state officials in their ongoing efforts to maintain strict gun regulations. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit’s decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court requested a review of the court’s…

  • ENDICOTT, NY — On October 22, 2024, the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force executed a search warrant at 1703 Watson Blvd. Apt 1 in the Village of Endicott. The target of the search warrant was Jahmeek M. Bey Jones,age 25 of Endicott, NY, who was detained in the City of Binghamton before the…

  • Over the last few years, staff at law enforcement agencies in the county have developed and released their own data dashboards for public use as part of the Reimagining Public Safety police reform efforts.

  • Three juveniles and one adult are facing charges for allegedly committing gang assault, the Ithaca Police Department announced on Thursday.

  • Zachary Brafman, from Cortland, was pronounced dead at the scene where his vehicle crashed and rolled over on Cemetery Lane in the town of Groton.

  • ITHACA, N.Y. — A bus carrying six people crashed into a tree on West Lake Road in the town of Dryden on Wednesday afternoon, killing one of its passengers. Tompkins […] The post One person dead after bus crash in Dryden appeared first on The Ithaca Voice.

  • CHEMUNG, N.Y. — Police are investigating human remains discovered near the Chemung River in the Town of Chemung. Two kayakers reported the remains on Saturday, Sept. 28, prompting New York State Police to respond. Troopers found partial skeletal remains in a wooded area near the river. While the investigation is ongoing, a State Police spokesperson…

  • MCGRAW, N.Y. — A man from McGraw was arrested Saturday for allegedly exposing himself to a child and other visitors at a local park. Officers from the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a disorderly conduct complaint at McGraw Park, located at 15 Clinton Street, at about 4:55 p.m. Upon their arrival, they discovered 38-year-old…

  • BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A 17-year-old girl wanted for attempted murder in connection with a recent shooting was arrested in Binghamton, according to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities, working alongside the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force, located the suspect at sites on Floral Avenue and Chelsea Square. The Southern Tier SWAT team executed a search…

  • Ahmad Alissa, who has schizophrenia, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity for killing 10 people inside the supermarket in March 2021