Ithaca

The New York State Police have arrested 23-year-old Ezra Broadwell, of Ithaca, on numerous felony and misdemeanor charges in connection with a domestic assault that allegedly happened at a home in the town of Danby. The incident began during the early morning hours of April 29th and continued... Read More.

A former Cornell University student will have to repay $70,000 after being sentenced to 5 years probation and a fine of $1,000. 26-year-old Cavya Chandra of Indiana pled guilty to federal student loan fraud and was sentenced Monday. When Chandra was denied admission to Cornell in 2008, she gained acceptance... Read More.

The Ithaca Police Department and the FBI are conducting a search for a weapon in the Cayuga Lake inlet. They did not locate their object on Thursday  and will continue the search Friday. Police did not identify the crime that is associated to the search, but they... Read More.

Ithaca Police have been investigating suspicious activity of a Dryden Road resident. Officers recovered an unassembled AR-15 rifle, a homemade silencer, a gas mask, high capacity magazines, materials to make improvised explosive devices, and other items. On Friday, police arrested 20-year-old Maximilian Reynolds of... Read More.

A woman fought off an attacker in Ithaca on Sunday at about 10:15 PM. The attack occurred on the 200 block of Linden Avenue. The suspect is described as a white male between 20 and 30 years-old. He had an average build and... Read More.

The Ithaca Police were called to the scene of a shooting early Saturday morning on the 400 block of Lake Avenue. When police arrived, the victim was alert and the suspects had fled. Police said this did not appear to be a random incident,... Read More.

Early Monday morning, State Troopers arrested 21-year-old Samantha Townsend on an outstanding bench warrant from the Cayuga County Court. The warrant was for a felony charge of Possession of a Forged Instrument. Townsend was located at an apartment in Ithaca. Upon arrest, drugs were... Read More.

An improperly used hot plate was the cause of a fire last week in Ithaca College’s East Tower. The hot plate was prohibited from use in the college’s dormitories. The 10th floor fire was extinguished by the building’s sprinkler system, but the building had... Read More.