Press Release
Taxi Driver Robbed of Vehicle at Gun Point
(Provided) ITHACA, NY — An Ithaca taxi driver was robbed of their vehicle on Saturday. The Ithaca Police department reported two suspects in the robbery. The victim told police that one of the suspects pointed a rifle at them, demanding the keys to their taxi while they were sitting in the vehicle. The two suspects…
Read MoreStand-Off Ends in Arrest at Chestnut Hill Apartment Complex
(Provided) ITHACA, NY — An hours-long stand-off between police and a suspect barricaded in an apartment ended in arrest on Saturday. Bruce Mead is being charged with two felonies, the criminal possession of a weapon in the second and third degrees. The Ithaca Police department reported that two Ithaca Police Officers were dispatched to the…
Read MoreSuicidal Man talked off Parking Garage Roof by Officers
ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca Police Department was able to talk a suicidal man down from a parking garage roof. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning. A man was standing on the outside of the railing at the top level of Seneca Street Parking Garage. The IPD’s Crisis Negotiation Team responded after Tompkins County’s mobile…
Read MoreHomicide in Ithaca, Police Investigating
ITHACA, NY — The Ithaca Police Department are reporting a homicide in Ithaca. According to the IPD, a man died of gunshot wounds on the 200 Block of Taughannock Belvedere at around 12:45am on Tuesday. The man’s identity is not being released. This is perhaps the most public, gruesome, and most upsetting instance of a…
Read MoreNew Yorkers Tepid on Cuomo Reelection, New Poll Shows
ITHACA, NY — A new Siena College Research Institute poll reveals what New Yorkers think about Governor Andrew Cuomo. The numbers are similar to another Siena poll from May. 23 percent think he should resign immediately while 39 percent say he should serve out his term, but not seek re-election. 33 percent say he…
Read MoreStewart Park Centennial Celebration Postponed Due to Storm Damage
(Friends of Stewart Park) ITHACA, NY — Friends of Stewart Bark are postponing the park’s centennial birthday celebration until Sunday, July 11th. It was originally scheduled for July 4th, but Stewart Park is closed after being battered by two recent storms. Downed trees and limbs are currently being cleaned up by Ithaca’s Department of Public…
Read MoreTCAT Changing it’s Routes, Hosting Focus Groups
This is a press release Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT). To submit Community Announcements to WRFI Community Radio News, email news@ithacaradio.org. The public is invited to attend any of five virtual focus groups this month to weigh in on a proposed system redesign resulting from TCAT’s Transit Development Plan (TDP) 2020-2021. Focus groups are either divided among all…
Read MoreStabbing on Ithaca Commons Under Investigation
A stabbing occurred on the west end of the Ithaca Commons at approximately 4:39am. The Ithaca Police Department is reporting that the victim sustained serious injuries and significant blood loss. The victim was able to walk to a nearby gas station, call 911, and was transported by helicopter to a regional hospital. The IPD press…
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