Tompkins County

Ithaca Police responded to a ‘shots fired’ report Saturday night in an apartment on North Plain Street. It was determined that multiple shots had been fired, but no one was apparently hit. Two people inside the building report that they were robbed by two... Read More.

Starting October 24th, Wegmans and CVS customers in Ithaca will be able to have their groceries delivered right to their door. The delivery area will cover 28,000 households. The service is also launched in Binghamton a month ago.

Ithaca Police are investigating a robbery on the 600 block of West Clinton Street. On Tuesday, a man tried to forcibly take a backpack from a woman as she was walking on the sidewalk. After a brief struggle, the suspect fled on foot. The... Read More.

Both the Ithaca Police Department and the Cornell University Police are investigating multiple reports of males peering into windows of apartments, entering apartments, and lingering in and around the locked entryway of apartment buildings. In each report the suspect is described as a male... Read More.

23-year-old Nagee Green of Freeville has been convicted in the fatal stabbing of Cornell University student Anthony Nazaire in 2016. A jury reached the verdict Thursday afternoon in Ithaca. Green also stabbed a second person in the fight on the Cornell campus. He was... Read More.

The Ithaca Police Department has ten positions open due to retirements and transfers. They are encouraging anyone interested to apply. The deadline is October 19th with an examination set for December 2nd.

An Ithaca man has died in a single vehicle accident in the Town of Caroline on Friday. 53-year-old Thomas Ricciuti left the east shoulder of Gulf Creek Road and struck a ditch, causing the vehicle to overturn. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.... Read More.

Early Sunday morning, an Ithaca Police officer initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle parked in the roadway on Elmira Road. A passenger was found to have crack cocaine in his possession. 38-year-old Teheran Forrest of Ithaca was arrested and transported to police headquarters... Read More.

Beginning this October, United Airlines will begin service to the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport with Embraer 145 jet aircraft as part of a service upgrade program. These 50-seat jets will replace the existing 37-seat turboprop planes to accommodate increased passenger demand at Ithaca. With... Read More.

An Ithaca man has been arrested on two counts of felony Criminal Contempt in violating an order of protection. 53-year-old Joe Hawes was arrested after State Troopers were advised of two incidents when he had violated a valid court order of protection by having... Read More.