<![CDATA[syracuse.com]]>https://www.syracuse.comTue, 25 Nov 2025 09:09:14 +0000en1hourly1<![CDATA[Police identify man found dead in house fire in Camillus]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/police-identify-man-found-dead-in-in-house-fire-in-camillus.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/police-identify-man-found-dead-in-in-house-fire-in-camillus.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 21:24:57 +0000

Camillus, N.Y. - Camillus police on Monday released the name of the man found dead inside a burning house last week.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Syracuse’s old parking ticket holders get more time to catch a break on paying fines]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/syracuses-old-parking-ticket-holders-get-more-time-to-catch-a-break-on-paying-fines.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/syracuses-old-parking-ticket-holders-get-more-time-to-catch-a-break-on-paying-fines.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 21:09:27 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — An underwhelming response so far to Syracuse’s first parking ticket amnesty program in five years has prompted the city to extend the opportunity into 2026.

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Jeremy Boyer
<![CDATA[Woman alleges she was drugged and sexually assaulted, sues DA’s Office, former top prosecutor]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-alleges-she-was-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-sues-das-office-former-top-prosecutor.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-alleges-she-was-drugged-and-sexually-assaulted-sues-das-office-former-top-prosecutor.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 20:11:57 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A former prosecutor has filed a lawsuit against the Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office and her former superior, alleging she was sexually harassed, assaulted and retaliated against.

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John O'Brien
<![CDATA[Syracuse lawmakers delay vote on removing license plate readers over privacy concerns]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/syracuse-lawmakers-delay-vote-on-removing-license-plate-readers-over-privacy-concerns.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/syracuse-lawmakers-delay-vote-on-removing-license-plate-readers-over-privacy-concerns.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 19:18:19 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. ― Syracuse Common Councilors are giving the city’s police department some time to find a new vendor for license plate readers before voting to remove the equipment currently installed due to privacy concerns.

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Joel Bissell
<![CDATA[Oswego city officer arrested, suspended after deputies say he punched girlfriend during argument]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/oswego-city-officer-arrested-suspended-after-deputies-say-he-punched-girlfriend-during-argument.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/oswego-city-officer-arrested-suspended-after-deputies-say-he-punched-girlfriend-during-argument.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 16:26:56 +0000

Minetto, N.Y. — An Oswego city police officer has been arrested after deputies say he punched his girlfriend during an argument.

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<![CDATA[New details emerge about shooting of off-duty OCC officer outside Syracuse bar]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/new-details-emerge-about-shooting-of-off-duty-occ-officer-outside-syracuse-bar.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/new-details-emerge-about-shooting-of-off-duty-occ-officer-outside-syracuse-bar.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 14:57:30 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. - New details have emerged in court papers about the recent shooting of an off-duty Onondaga Community College police officer outside of a Syracuse bar.

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Jon Moss
<![CDATA[State commission cites Oswego County jail for failing to meet minimum standards in 6 areas]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/state-commission-cites-oswego-county-jail-for-failing-to-meet-minimum-standards-in-6-areas.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/state-commission-cites-oswego-county-jail-for-failing-to-meet-minimum-standards-in-6-areas.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 14:35:33 +0000Oswego, N.Y. ― The state Commission of Correction has cited the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office for failing to meet minimum standards in six areas at the county jail.

The commission issued a letter to the sheriff’s office Wednesday, directing the office to comply with the state standards, including medical screening questionnaires, inspection of locks and classification of incarcerated individuals.

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<![CDATA[Nine people displaced by fire in Syracuse home ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/nine-people-displaced-by-fire-in-syracuse-home.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/nine-people-displaced-by-fire-in-syracuse-home.htmlMon, 24 Nov 2025 00:51:23 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — A fire heavily damaged a multifamily home on Syracuse’s North Side on Sunday afternoon, displacing nine people, fire officials said.

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Darian Stevenson
<![CDATA[Man rescued after boat hits rocks on Oneida Lake, deputies say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/rome-man-rescued-after-boat-hits-rocks-on-oneida-lake-deputies-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/rome-man-rescued-after-boat-hits-rocks-on-oneida-lake-deputies-say.htmlSun, 23 Nov 2025 02:00:57 +0000Sylvan Beach, N.Y. — A boater was rescued Saturday afternoon after his boat hit submerged rocks and became grounded on Oneida Lake, deputies said.

Around 2 p.m., the sheriff’s marine patrol went to a boat accident near the breakwater by Buoy 106, according to a news release from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

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Doug Benedetto
<![CDATA[Pedestrian hit by car in Utica in serious but stable condition ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/pedestrian-hit-by-car-in-utica-in-serious-but-stable-condition.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/pedestrian-hit-by-car-in-utica-in-serious-but-stable-condition.htmlSun, 23 Nov 2025 01:59:56 +0000Utica, N.Y. — A man was seriously injured Friday night after he was hit by a vehicle in Utica, police said.

Around 8:50 p.m., police and firefighters were called to Armory Drive near the Parkway for a report of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle, according to a news release from the Utica Police Department.

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<![CDATA[Woman, two children taken to hospital after driver runs stop sign in Oneida County, deputies say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-two-children-taken-to-hospital-after-driver-runs-stop-sign-in-onedia-county-deputies-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-two-children-taken-to-hospital-after-driver-runs-stop-sign-in-onedia-county-deputies-say.htmlSun, 23 Nov 2025 01:26:09 +0000Vernona, N.Y. - A woman and her two children were taken to the hospital after a driver ran a stop sign and hit her car Saturday in Oneida County, deputies said.

Around 9:16 a.m., deputies went to the intersection of Blackmans Corners and Greenway Lowell Road in the town of Verona for a two-car accident, according to a news release from the Onedia County Sheriff’s Office.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Central NY man charged with rape of juvenile girl in Oswego County]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/central-ny-man-charged-with-rape-of-juvenile-girl-in-oswego-county.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/central-ny-man-charged-with-rape-of-juvenile-girl-in-oswego-county.htmlSat, 22 Nov 2025 03:59:58 +0000Mexico, N.Y. — A Fulton man was arrested Friday after a juvenile girl reported she had been sexually assaulted in the town of Mexico, police said.

Troopers said a family member realized the girl had left her home early Friday morning, so they began checking an area she was known to frequent, according to a news release from State Police.

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<![CDATA[Two elderly people taken to hospital after rollover crash in Manlius; man in serious condition]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/two-elderly-people-taken-to-hospital-after-rollover-crash-in-manlius-man-in-serious-condition.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/two-elderly-people-taken-to-hospital-after-rollover-crash-in-manlius-man-in-serious-condition.htmlSat, 22 Nov 2025 02:41:18 +0000Manlius, N.Y. — Two elderly people were taken to a hospital Friday night after a rollover crash in Manlius.

Around 5:32 p.m., first responders were called to a single-car rollover in the 7400 block of Collamer Road, according to a news release from the Manlius Police Department.

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<![CDATA[Syracuse police officer arrested, accused of stealing more than $4,000 in purchases]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/syracuse-police-officer-arrested-accused-of-stealing-more-than-4000-in-purchases.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/syracuse-police-officer-arrested-accused-of-stealing-more-than-4000-in-purchases.htmlSat, 22 Nov 2025 01:17:09 +0000Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he was accused of stealing more than $4,000 in merchandise from Lowe’s, according to State Police.

Shaquille B. Muhammad, 32, of Syracuse, turned himself in to State Police on Thursday and was charged with third-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, according to a news release Friday from Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for State Police.

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<![CDATA[Former CNY fire department treasurer who stole $92K sentenced to state prison]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/former-cny-fire-department-treasurer-who-stole-92k-sentenced-to-state-prison.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/former-cny-fire-department-treasurer-who-stole-92k-sentenced-to-state-prison.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 23:11:02 +0000

Durhamville, N.Y. — The former treasurer of the Durhamville Fire Department was sentenced Friday to one to three years in state prison for stealing $92,000 from the volunteer department over seven years, officials said.

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<![CDATA[Oregon man on the run from child sex crimes charges for 7 years arrested in Syracuse]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/oregon-man-on-the-run-from-child-sex-charges-for-7-years-arrested-in-syracuse.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/oregon-man-on-the-run-from-child-sex-charges-for-7-years-arrested-in-syracuse.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 22:01:24 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. - The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Thursday night who has been running from sex crimes charges in Oregon for seven years.

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<![CDATA[Missing Liverpool woman found dead in Onondaga Creek]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/missing-liverpool-woman-found-dead-in-onondaga-creek.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/missing-liverpool-woman-found-dead-in-onondaga-creek.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 21:43:07 +0000

Nedrow, N.Y. — A Liverpool woman reported missing earlier this week was found dead in Onondaga Creek on Friday, deputies said.

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Onondaga County Sheriff's Office
<![CDATA[Finger Lakes man killed trying to attach snowplow to truck]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/finger-lakes-man-killed-trying-to-attach-snowplow-to-truck.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/finger-lakes-man-killed-trying-to-attach-snowplow-to-truck.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 21:35:48 +0000Richmond, N.Y. — A man was killed Thursday afternoon while trying to attach a snowplow to a pickup truck in Ontario County, deputies said.

Around 3:30 p.m., deputies were called to 4690 White Road in the Town of Richmond for a report of a person trapped between a snowplow and a fence, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office.

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<![CDATA[Novelis reopens after fire at Oswego aluminum plant, resumes supplying Ford Motor]]>https://www.syracuse.com/business/2025/11/novelis-reopens-after-fire-at-oswego-aluminum-plant-resumes-supplying-ford-motor.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/business/2025/11/novelis-reopens-after-fire-at-oswego-aluminum-plant-resumes-supplying-ford-motor.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 20:18:33 +0000A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.Firefighters pour water on a fire at the Novelis plant in Scriba on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.  (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)

Scriba, N.Y. – Novelis Inc. said Friday that it had reopened its Oswego County aluminum plant and resumed production a day after a five-alarm fire in a section of its closed hot mill.

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N. Scott Trimble
<![CDATA[Manlius man found with sexually explicit images of a child during Florida airport search, feds say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/manlius-man-found-with-sexually-explicit-images-of-a-child-during-florida-airport-search-feds-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/manlius-man-found-with-sexually-explicit-images-of-a-child-during-florida-airport-search-feds-say.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 19:43:31 +0000

Miami, Fla. - A Manlius man was found with sexually explicit images of a child during a customs inspection at a Florida airport, according to federal authorities.

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<![CDATA[Central NY woman killed in crash after fleeing a traffic stop]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/central-ny-woman-killed-in-crash-after-fleeing-a-traffic-stop.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/central-ny-woman-killed-in-crash-after-fleeing-a-traffic-stop.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 17:50:28 +0000Verona, N.Y. - One woman was killed and a man was seriously injured this week when their car crashed after the driver fled traffic stop, deputies said.

The driver, Brandy LaFlesh, 46, who lives in the city of Oneida, was killed when her vehicle crashed at about 9:52 p.m. Tuesday on Blackmans Corners Road in Verona, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

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<![CDATA[East Syracuse man accused of raping 8-year-old and sharing videos on social media, troopers say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/east-syracuse-man-accused-of-raping-8-year-old-and-sharing-videos-on-social-media-troopers-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/east-syracuse-man-accused-of-raping-8-year-old-and-sharing-videos-on-social-media-troopers-say.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 16:50:29 +0000East Syracuse, N.Y. - A man was arrested Wednesday after an investigation found he raped an 8-year-old child and shared sexually explicit videos of the victim in social media messages, troopers said.

State Police were alerted Tuesday when a video of the child discovered online was sent to the State Police Computer Crimes Unit, troopers said in a news release.

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<![CDATA[Four former guards sentenced to prison in the fatal beating of Robert Brooks; 2 get 22 years]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/four-former-guards-sentenced-to-prison-in-the-fatal-beating-of-robert-brooks-in-prison.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/four-former-guards-sentenced-to-prison-in-the-fatal-beating-of-robert-brooks-in-prison.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 15:10:03 +0000

Utica, N.Y. ― Four former corrections officers were sentenced Friday for their roles in the beating death of an inmate in a state prison in Oneida County.

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<![CDATA[A year later, woman found dead in vacant Syracuse home remains unidentified. She’s case No. 136033]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/a-year-later-woman-found-dead-in-vacant-syracuse-home-remains-unidentified-shes-case-no-136033.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/a-year-later-woman-found-dead-in-vacant-syracuse-home-remains-unidentified-shes-case-no-136033.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — A woman was found dead one year ago this week inside a vacant home on Syracuse’s South Side.

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Jon Moss
<![CDATA[Indictments: October indictments include vehicular homicide, sexual assault charges]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/indictments-october-indictments-include-vehicular-homicide-charges.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/indictments-october-indictments-include-vehicular-homicide-charges.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000The Onondaga County District Attorney’s office released a list of 45 indictments for October.

Crimes charged included vehicular homicide, sexual assault against a child, drunk/drugged driving, and drug and weapons charges.

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<![CDATA[SU-affiliated person assaulted in campus parking garage ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/su-affiliated-person-assaulted-in-campus-parking-garage.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/su-affiliated-person-assaulted-in-campus-parking-garage.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 02:21:24 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — A person affiliated with Syracuse University was assaulted in a campus parking garage Wednesday, police said.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Fire out at Novelis aluminum plant after 9 hours; firefighters clear the scene]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/firefighters-leave-novelis-aluminum-plant-after-9-hour-response-for-large-fire.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/firefighters-leave-novelis-aluminum-plant-after-9-hour-response-for-large-fire.htmlFri, 21 Nov 2025 00:02:58 +0000A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A large, four-alarm fire burned Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County with multiple fire agencies responding. (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.A fire broke out at the Novelis factory in Oswego on Nov. 20, 2025, after the plant was rocked by an earlier fire in September.Firefighters pour water on a fire at the Novelis plant in Scriba on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025.  (N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.com)

Scriba, N.Y. — Firefighters left the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County just before 6 p.m. Thursday, about nine hours after the fire was reported, a county spokesperson said.

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<![CDATA[Pepper spray, arrest, tempers flare at county hearing to evict widow for Micron]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/watch-video-hearing-on-micron-eviction-ends-with-pepper-spray-shouting-man-removed.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/watch-video-hearing-on-micron-eviction-ends-with-pepper-spray-shouting-man-removed.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2025 19:51:55 +0000Clay, N.Y. — A public hearing about the eviction of a 91-year-old woman to make way for Micron ended with police removing and detaining a disruptive man after accidentally pepper-spraying him.

Onondaga County sheriff’s deputies released pepper spray — in what they later said was an accident — during the struggle to detain the man.

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<![CDATA[Sheriff’s office urges Nedrow community to search properties for missing CNY woman ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/sheriffs-office-urges-nedrow-community-to-search-properties-for-missing-cny-woman.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/sheriffs-office-urges-nedrow-community-to-search-properties-for-missing-cny-woman.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2025 18:51:32 +0000

Nedrow, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is asking Nedrow residents to check their properties as the search continues for a woman who has not been seen since she was reported missing two days ago.

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<![CDATA[See drone video, photos of firefighters battling blaze at Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/see-drone-video-of-firefighters-battling-blaze-at-novelis-aluminum-plant-in-oswego-county.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/see-drone-video-of-firefighters-battling-blaze-at-novelis-aluminum-plant-in-oswego-county.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2025 18:19:45 +0000

Scriba, N.Y. ― A fire broke out at the Novelis aluminum plant in Oswego County Thursday just two months after a destructive fire at the same factory.

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N. Scott Trimble
<![CDATA[Two people displaced after fire destroys Clay home]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/two-people-displaced-after-fire-destroys-clay-home.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/two-people-displaced-after-fire-destroys-clay-home.htmlThu, 20 Nov 2025 05:25:54 +0000

Clay, N.Y. — Two people were displaced Wednesday night after a large fire tore through their Clay home, destroying most of the roof.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Man found dead after small fire in Camillus home, police say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-found-dead-after-small-fire-in-camillus-home-police-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-found-dead-after-small-fire-in-camillus-home-police-say.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 23:04:21 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — A man in his 60s was found dead inside a Camillus home after firefighters responded to a small fire Wednesday afternoon.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Warrant out for mom who police say searched Syracuse school to confront student who fought her child]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/warrant-out-for-mom-who-police-say-searched-syracuse-school-to-confront-student-who-fought-her-child.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/warrant-out-for-mom-who-police-say-searched-syracuse-school-to-confront-student-who-fought-her-child.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 22:14:18 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A warrant has been issued for a mother who wandered the halls of a Syracuse school without permission to confront a student who fought with her child, police said.

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Anne Hayes
<![CDATA[North Country contractor used $60,000 in construction funds for a personal spending spree, troopers say]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/north-country-contractor-used-60000-in-construction-funds-for-a-personal-spending-spree-troopers-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/north-country-contractor-used-60000-in-construction-funds-for-a-personal-spending-spree-troopers-say.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 22:01:08 +0000

Watertown, N.Y. - A North Country contractor went on a spending spree with almost $60,000 given to him by a Watertown business for a construction project, troopers said.

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<![CDATA[Police investigating death of man on Syracuse’s North Side]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/police-investigating-death-of-man-on-syracuses-north-side.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/police-investigating-death-of-man-on-syracuses-north-side.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 21:37:49 +0000Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse police said Wednesday that they are investigating the death of a 36-year-old man.

Officers responded around 2 a.m. Saturday to the 100 block of Graves Street on the city’s North Side for a report of a person down, according to Kieran Coffey, a police department spokesperson. They found the man unconscious and not breathing.

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<![CDATA[Driver dies, passenger hospitalized after Central NY car crash]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/driver-dies-passenger-hospitalized-after-central-ny-car-crash.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/driver-dies-passenger-hospitalized-after-central-ny-car-crash.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 21:03:50 +0000Verona, N.Y. - One person died and another was hospitalized when a car went off a road and hit a tree Tuesday night in Oneida County, deputies said.

The crash happened around 9:50 p.m. on Blackmans Corners Road in the town of Verona, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

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<![CDATA[Woman charged with shooting OCC police officer with his own gun outside bar]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-charged-with-shooting-occ-police-officer-with-his-own-gun-outside-bar.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/woman-charged-with-shooting-occ-police-officer-with-his-own-gun-outside-bar.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 20:30:40 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — A woman police said shot an off-duty Onondaga Community College officer outside a Syracuse bar was arrested Wednesday.

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Jon Moss
<![CDATA[Phishing messages sent to NY-Alert subscribers ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/hackers-breach-ny-alert-system-state-officials-say-ignore-any-message-about-transactions.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/hackers-breach-ny-alert-system-state-officials-say-ignore-any-message-about-transactions.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 20:24:56 +0000Syracuse, N.Y. – The state’s NY-Alert app was hacked last week, sending a message about a bogus transaction to the phones of tens of thousands of people signed up to get emergency notifications, state officials confirmed.

The phishing notice pinged 163,000 phones, or 87% of the accounts signed up for the state’s emergency notices, according to Scott Reif, spokesperson for the New York State Office of Information Technology Services.

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N. Scott Trimble
<![CDATA[Man sentenced to prison for taking pictures up women’s skirts in Syracuse and assaulting officer]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-taking-pictures-up-womens-skirts-in-syracuse-and-assaulting-officer.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-taking-pictures-up-womens-skirts-in-syracuse-and-assaulting-officer.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 20:22:33 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A man found guilty of taking photos up women’s skirts and assaulting a police officer trying to arrest him was sentenced to prison Wednesday.

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Fernando Alba
<![CDATA[Federal court rules Syracuse officer did not use excessive force during fatal Father’s Day shooting]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/federal-court-rules-syracuse-officer-did-not-use-excessive-force-during-fatal-fathers-day-shooting.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/federal-court-rules-syracuse-officer-did-not-use-excessive-force-during-fatal-fathers-day-shooting.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 19:38:15 +0000New York — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a Syracuse police officer did not use excessive force when she fired toward a group of people firing guns during a chaotic Father’s Day barbecue nearly a decade ago.

A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a lower court decision to dismiss a lawsuit that was filed by Evelyn Tennyson, who was shot in the leg. It is one of two lawsuits related to the incident.

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Ellen M.
<![CDATA[Deputies looking for Central NY woman reported missing after leaving hospital]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/central-ny-woman-missing-after-leaving-hospital.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/central-ny-woman-missing-after-leaving-hospital.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 17:42:13 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. - The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help to find a missing Liverpool woman.

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<![CDATA[City moves to close Syracuse auto business with history of DMV, city code violations ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/city-moves-to-close-syracuse-auto-business-with-history-of-dmv-city-code-violations.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/city-moves-to-close-syracuse-auto-business-with-history-of-dmv-city-code-violations.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 15:56:59 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse city officials are moving to try to close an auto business that state and city officials say has a history of selling unsafe vehicles and violating city codes.

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Finn Lincoln,Finn Lincoln
<![CDATA[OCC officer wounded outside bar was shot with his own gun, police say ]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/occ-officer-wounded-outside-bar-was-shot-with-his-own-gun-police-say.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/occ-officer-wounded-outside-bar-was-shot-with-his-own-gun-police-say.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — An off-duty Onondaga Community College police officer who was wounded outside a Syracuse bar was shot with his own gun, police said.

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Jon Moss
<![CDATA[Police blotter: See 233 new arrests added, crimes include attempted murder]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/police-blotter-see-233-new-arrests-added-crimes-include-attempted-murder.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/police-blotter-see-233-new-arrests-added-crimes-include-attempted-murder.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today.

The arrests added this week occurred between October 17 and November 17.

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<![CDATA[House bill would rename Syracuse post office in honor of slain police officer]]>https://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/house-bill-would-rename-syracuse-post-office-in-honor-of-slain-police-officer.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/news/2025/11/house-bill-would-rename-syracuse-post-office-in-honor-of-slain-police-officer.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 10:58:31 +0000

Washington – Thirty-five years after Wallie Howard Jr. was shot and killed during an undercover drug bust, Rep. John Mannion wants to help keep the Syracuse police officer’s name remembered.

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<![CDATA[Syracuse firefighters quickly put out fire in vacant home]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/syracuse-firefighters-quickly-put-out-fire-in-vacant-home.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/syracuse-firefighters-quickly-put-out-fire-in-vacant-home.htmlWed, 19 Nov 2025 02:00:34 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — Firefighters put out a fire on the first floor of a vacant Syracuse home in under 10 minutes Tuesday evening.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Father of inmate who died in jail files lawsuit against Oneida County, medical staff]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/father-of-inmate-who-died-in-jail-files-lawsuit-against-oneida-county-medical-staff.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/father-of-inmate-who-died-in-jail-files-lawsuit-against-oneida-county-medical-staff.htmlTue, 18 Nov 2025 23:45:28 +0000

Syracuse, N.Y. — The father of a 25-year-old man who died in the Oneida County jail has filed a federal lawsuit alleging correction officers and nurses stood by for minutes while he suffered a seizure and lay unresponsive on the floor.

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Greta Stuckey
<![CDATA[Man pleads guilty to attempted murder of 17-year-old boy in Nedrow]]>https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-murder-of-17-year-old-boy-in-nedrow.htmlhttps://www.syracuse.com/crime/2025/11/man-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-murder-of-17-year-old-boy-in-nedrow.htmlTue, 18 Nov 2025 14:01:01 +0000Nedrow, N.Y. ― A man has taken a plea deal that will send him to prison for 10 years for shooting at a 17-year-old boy in Nedrow.

Steven Homer, 39, pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree attempted murder.

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