The New York Attorney General investigates fatal crashes involving police officers. But two officers have even been charged, and many face no blame.
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Syracuse police officer accused of slapping child, pushing face near ‘soiled sheets,’ court records say
Jacob Ternosky, 33, was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Ternosky has worked for the police department since 2019.
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‘What do you cut?’: Syracuse police chief says overtime spending not ‘feckless’
Syracuse Police Chief Joe Cecile responded to questions from city lawmakers about the department burning through its overtime budget in 8 months.
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This NY cop ran a red light going almost 90 mph and killed a young father. He still has his badge.Â
Read the next installment in our investigative series with the USA Today New York network and
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Syracuse slashed the police overtime budget. SPD spent it all in 8 months.
SPD’s overspending on overtime comes about one year after the city and police department touted cuts to the overtime budget.
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How we reported on the heavy cost of hundreds of NY police crashesÂ
Our reporting team uncovered a troubling pattern of hundreds of police crashes in Syracuse. Here’s how we investigated the problem.
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Devastating injuries. Few consequences. How frequent NY police crashes wreck lives.
Syracuse police officers crashed their vehicles hundreds of times between 2013 and 2022, with some wrecks leaving civilians with lasting injuries.
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Just 3% of NY police training is devoted to emergency driving skills. It’s not enough.
Emergency driving training makes up just 3% of an officer’s training time in NY, raising questions about whether that’s enough to curb crashes.
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Police discipline comes before the New York State Court of Appeals
A dispute between the city of Syracuse and its police union will come before the state’s top court this week.
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Syracuse legislators approve 5-year, $6.8M contract for body-worn cameras, other equipment
The contract will net the department more Tasers and new interview room recording equipment.
