FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — His guilt was never really in question. Now he’s making it official. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Five Jefferson Community College students were arrested after they allegedly robbed a man of $12 on an Arsenal Street sidewalk Tuesday evening. Read More ⇒
CANTON — Lashanna N. Charlton, 39, pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Wednesday morning in St. Lawrence County Court on allegations that she murdered her teenaged daughter, Treyanna N. Summerville. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — A trio of New York-based members of Congress slammed the local and state government for allowing “inhumane conditions” on Rikers Island after touring the troubled city jail. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Two Lewis County residents racked up 18 theft, drug and resisting arrest charges between them after a spate of alleged burglaries. Read More ⇒
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Officer Yandy Chirino, 28, a four-year veteran of the Hollywood Police Department, died after being shot Sunday night during an altercation with a teenage suspect. Read More ⇒
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Hundreds of prospective Glynn County jurors reported Monday as the trial for three men charged with murder in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery got underway here. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — The actor Cuba Gooding Jr. will face trial on sex crimes charges in February, three years after his indictment, a Manhattan judge ruled Monday. Read More ⇒
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A mother who thought she was saving her two young daughters by bringing them closer to God led them into the waters of the canal behind their home in Lauderhill to baptize them. Read More ⇒
PULASKI - A Granby woman was arrested by state police on Sunday for driving a stolen pickup truck into the Sunshine Mini Mart and Valero gas station in Pulaski. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Edgar L. Richardson III, 43, a homeless Watertown resident, was charged by city police on Saturday with petit larceny and second-degree burglary. Read More ⇒
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James launched her investigation Friday into the Brooklyn love-triangle shooting where an NYPD officer wounded her ex-girlfriend and executed a romantic rival with her service weapon. Read More ⇒
ATLANTA — Almost 20 months to the day Ahmaud Arbery was shot and killed, the trial for the three men charged in his death begins Monday. Read More ⇒
LOS ANGELES — Robert Durst will live out the rest of his days in a California prison for killing his longtime confidante, Susan Berman, inside her Los Angeles home in 2000, a judge ordered Thursday. Read More ⇒
CANTON — A grand jury in St. Lawrence County Court on Thursday indicted a former Potsdam town constable and peace officer on three felony counts for allegedly filming people without their consent. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A Lewis County man was sentenced Wednesday to over four years in federal prison for dealing methamphetamine. Read More ⇒
Oswego County Police Blotter for Oct. 15. Read More ⇒
ALBANY — Law enforcement leaders and state litigators challenged lawmakers Thursday about the state’s bail and discovery laws during an Assembly hearing about gun violence and a stalled ammunition sales database legislated in 2013. Read More ⇒
SYRACUSE — A Jefferson County man was sentenced Thursday in federal court after pleading guilty to one felony count of failing to register and update his registration as a sex offender. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — A Broome County man faces federal charges that he had crystal methamphetamine shipped from California to a location in the town of Alexandria. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — State police in Watertown have arrested a Fort Drum man for allegedly having sexual contact with a minor. Read More ⇒
MORRISTOWN — A St. Lawrence County woman is facing several charges, including vehicular assault, in connection to an April vehicle crash that left her husband with serious injuries. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — State police made two arrests Sunday in connection with a Sept. 10 forgery complaint in St. Lawrence County. Read More ⇒
Megan N. Ferguson-Blasdell, 31, of Ogdensburg, was charged by state police Friday with aggravated driving while intoxicated with a child, a felony, second-degree criminal contempt and first-degree operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, both misdemeanors. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — A couple in Constableville was issued assault charges by state police on Sunday afternoon. Read More ⇒
Johnny D. Bailey, 27, of Saranac Lake, was charged by state police Monday with petit larceny, a misdemeanor. The charge stems from a shoplifting complaint in the town of Potsdam. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Tyler J.A. Blasco, 24, of Black River, was charged by city police with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Read More ⇒
CHICAGO — Six children, including a 2-year-old girl, were among 46 people shot in Chicago during the weekend. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The U.S. arrested a Navy Department employee and his wife on spying-related charges after they allegedly sold restricted data on nuclear-powered submarines to an FBI agent posing as a foreign official. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Michael J. Duff, 28, of 525 Mundy St., was charged by city police on Sunday with resisting arrest and fifth-degree criminal possession of a stolen property. Read More ⇒
MOIRA — Sandra and James Helm Sr. assumed their fate when kidnappers decided not to cover their own faces, unaware that one abductor would later break into tears and apologize as he laid flat on the ground with SWAT rifles trained on his head. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Eric A. Maass, 40, of 287 E. Main St., Upper Apt. was charged by city police on Saturday with disorderly conduct. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Rennie R. Frizzell, 48, of 510 Clay St. upper, was charged by city police with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree harassment. Read More ⇒
State police announced on Friday that they will be conducting special traffic enforcement efforts for Columbus Day Weekend. Read More ⇒
Oswego County Police Blotter for Oct. 8. Read More ⇒
HENDERSON — A prominent local fishing and hunting guide was sentenced Thursday to three years’ federal probation and fined $20,000 for leading paying hunters on illegal waterfowl hunts over baited ponds, the second time he has received probation for the same offense. Read More ⇒
OGDENSBURG — A menacing complaint on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of two city residents on methamphetamine possession charges, according to Ogdensburg police. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — A search of a city apartment on Wednesday resulted in the seizure of crack cocaine, heroin and cash, as well as the arrest of two people. Read More ⇒
ALEXANDRIA BAY — A 39-year-old man was arrested this week after he allegedly attempted to steal a purse from a woman at the Big M store on Route 12. Read More ⇒
Russell C. Neadom, 30, of Ogdensburg, was charged by state police Wednesday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, in the town of Oswegatchie. Read More ⇒
Brenton M. LaRue, 31, of Ogdensburg, was charged by state police Tuesday with two counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and third-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, both misdemeanors, in Ogdensburg. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police removed a man from a suspicious vehicle parked in front of the Supreme Court and took him into custody Tuesday morning, the second day of the high court’s term. Read More ⇒
OLD FORGE — An investigation into an Adirondack Railroad train derailment is continuing, and authorities are now seeking the public’s help. Read More ⇒
Samantha M. McGill, 35, of Akwesasne, was charged by state police Monday with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor, in the town of Canton. Read More ⇒
James J. Besaw, 20, of Potsdam, was charged by state police with criminal mischief, intent to damage property, a misdemeanor. Read More ⇒
MASSENA — A Massena police officer has resigned following an incident in March where officer Brandon Huckle reportedly intentionally damaged a car. Read More ⇒
A driver pulled over to help with a car crash — then his SUV was stolen with his five children inside, North Carolina officials said. Read More ⇒
WASHINGTON — House Administration Committee ranking member Rodney Davis on Monday announced the launch of a webpage for Capitol Police officers to confidentially report problems affecting the department directly to the committee, which has oversight of the police force. Read More ⇒
WATERTOWN — Richard J. Caplicki, Jr., 34, of 24671 Plank Rd., Calcium, was charged by city police on Friday with second-degree burglary, criminal mischief and acting in a manner to injure a child. Read More ⇒
LOWVILLE — Alcohol use was alleged as the cause for both a vehicle rollover on the Erie Canal Road in Croghan late Friday night and a “domestic disturbance” on Saturday afternoon in Lowville. Read More ⇒
ROSSIE — An Ogdensburg woman was arrested on Sept. 30 for allegedly making a false report to police. Read More ⇒