Public Safety

A shooting near Syracuse University and an apartment building that houses some students ended up with a 15 year-old girl dead. Syracuse and University police are investigating.

While Mayor Ben Walsh's $310 million plan does include include new police classes, a police cadet program and an improved officer schedule, the head of Syracuse United Neighbors says more is needed.

This week, a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about Monday; Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Syracuse touting her executive budget; Micron revealed details of their plans at two town hall events in Onondaga County.

Paid training will begin in March to help fill Syracuse Police Department's staff shortage and aid retention.

In addition to being the chair of the Common Council's Public Safety Committee, Chol Majok sits on the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan Oversight committee. He said the community must allow time for a full investigation into the event shown on the video.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and Sheriff Eugene Conway have asked county lawmakers to essentially vote on a personnel resolution to move corrections officers from one facility to the other. But union contracts could complicate matters.

The director of the Upstate New York Poison Center is warning parents and guardians what to look out for.

The Syracuse Police Department says the technology improves their response time when shots are fired in the city.

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Two probation units will be on patrol throughout downtown this weekend.