Posts Tagged ‘Ithaca Police Department’
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 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 MoreA Mental Health Crisis Turns Dangerous at CARS, IPD and TCMH De-Escalate Situation
Yesterday, someone experiencing a mental health criss and wielding a knife briefly occupied the lobby Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS) building in downtown Ithaca. The Ithaca Police Department responded to the scene. IPD says that the man was threatening people inside CARS with the blade and destroying property in the building. The Ithaca Voice reports…
Read MoreIthaca Releases Protest Guidance for Police and Citizens
The Ithaca Police Department has revealed protest guidelines in collaboration with the City’s Community Police Board (CPB). The City previously didn’t have any official ones. These new guidelines stem from a protest in front of the Ithaca Police Department on October 22nd. Six people were arrested and protestors were pepper sprayed. Confusion in the public…
Read MoreShooting on South Hill, IPD Investigating
A shooting occurred last night at 10:30 pm in Ithaca’s South Hill Neighborhood. The Ithaca Police Department is investigating the incident. Shots were fired into a second story apartment on the 100 block of Hudson Place. The IPD reports there were two people in the apartment at the time of the shooting, but both are…
Read MoreCommon Council May Push Back on Deciding to Replace Ithaca Police Department and Focus on Other Recommendations Instead
Ithaca City and Tompkins County Officials have made changes to the recommendations in the Reimagining Public Safety Draft Report. Mayor Svante Myrick and County Administrator presented the updates to the document at a special Common Council meeting on Wednesday night. The report now specifies that if the Common Council approves the recommendation to replace the…
Read MoreReimagining Public Safety Draft Report, From Release to Now
The Reimagining Public Safety Draft report has made waves in Ithaca and Tompkins County, and has even rippled into the National news. Here, we track how the draft report was first released to the press, referred to in a GQ article, then presented to the Ithaca Common Council. The draft report and supplemental materials can…
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