Update: Christopher R. Morgan, the man who escaped from a New York hospital while receiving psychiatric treatment on Thursday ...

A Syracuse woman was charged Monday with six felonies accusing her of scamming people by offering healings and blessing on ...

Director of Community Engagement for the Syracuse Police Department Jimmy Oliver said, simply, that the program connects, "Kids, cops and communities." He said it helps show children that law ...

The Syracuse Police Athletics & Activities League, or Syracuse PAL, held a basketball clinic for children on Wednesday morning. The clinic, which is led by experienced coaches, helped attendees ...

The driver of a stolen car seen crashing into a woman in Rochester, New York, turned out to be an 11-year-old boy, the city’s police department said. The boy drove the car into the 34-year-old woman ...

In January, an 11-year-old girl was handcuffed by deputies who accused her of stealing a car in Syracuse, about an 85-mile drive southeast from Rochester, McClatchy News previously reported.

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The top 10 case winners are flown to Washington for the awards ceremony, which features a short video of each case. The other officers to be recognized are from Huntsville, Ala., ...

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