Tompkins County

Jury selection continued Tuesday in the second degree murder trial of Justin Barkley of Dryden. Three alternates are required in addition to the twelve jurors already selected. Barkley is alleged to have shot UPS driver William Schumacher of Candor in a Walmart parking lot... Read More.

There were no injuries in a Tuesday evening house fire on Danby Road in Ithaca. The home was heavily damaged. One person was home at the time. The man was alerted to the fire by a neighbor around 9PM Tuesday. Fire companies were called... Read More.

Early yesterday morning, the Ithaca SWAT Team served two Search Warrants in the city of Ithaca. One warrant was served at a residence on East Falls Street and the other was served at a residence on Linn Street. Inside one of the residences officers... Read More.

New York State Police are investigating an armed robbery of a liquor store in the Town of Ithaca. A suspect entered the Top Shelf Liquor Store on Danby Road last Wednesday evening. He displayed a handgun and left with an undisclosed amount of cash.... Read More.

The Ithaca Police are warning residents that multiple people are soliciting door-to-door without a valid solicitor permit. The people soliciting have represented themselves as independent contractors of Celtic Corp LLC, Prime Time Marketing, and Family Energy. These companies do not have a solicitor permit... Read More.

A swearing ceremony to officially appoint Pete Tyler as the next Chief of the Ithaca Police Department has been scheduled for Wednesday at 10AM. It will be held at the Tompkins County Public Library. The event is open to the public and... Read More.

Ithaca Police responded to a domestic incident on Monday at 521 Hudson Street. One of the parties was wanted on a bench warrant for felony Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. The suspect, 38-year-old Damien Blackwell, barricaded himself in a second floor bedroom. Attempts... Read More.

A man charged with an Ithaca arson has been found dead in the Tompkins County Jail. 31-year-old Joshua Reeves, of Dryden, was arrested on charges related to a fire in a residence on Hudson Street in Ithaca on Wednesday. None of the seven residents... Read More.

Ithaca Police are investigating an attempted robbery in the area of Terrace Place and Linn Street at about 6:20 PM on Friday. The female victim reported that a heavy set black male, 6'00" tall, in his 20's or 30's, wearing all dark clothing with... Read More.

Officials say an Ithaca man was airlifted to the hospital after falling and hitting his head Thursday.First responders were called to the scene on South Cayuga Street just after 1 p.m. When they arrived, they found a man on the sidewalk who was bleeding... Read More.