Similar drone programs are proliferating across the country, alarming civil rights advocates, privacy activists, and surveillance technology watchdogs.
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A simple step by Syracuse police exposed drivers’ data to millions of searches, deputy chief says
Syracuse lawmakers questioned Deputy Chief Richard Shoff and other police officials how police exposed driver data to millions of searches.
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Madison County’s agreement with ICE to enforce immigration law is official, county lawmaker says
Madison County Sheriff Todd Hood had the authority to allow county deputies to work with ICE, said Madison County Board of Supervisors Chairman James Cunningham.
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Syracuse lawmakers plan to question police about sharing drivers’ data: ‘We’ll dig a little bit’
Common Council Public Safety Committee Chair Chol Majok said Monday he plans to call a meeting to dig into how drivers’ information was shared with thousands of police agencies.
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Syracuse police ‘inadvertently’ exposed driver data to thousands of cops around the country
Police officers around the country searched Syracuse’s data nearly 4.4 million times since June 2024. After Central Current’s initial reporting, SPD backed out of the data sharing agreement, a spokesperson said.
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The New York State Police are feeding ICE a gang database
For 20 years, the state police have been quietly building a database of suspected gang members — and they’re feeding it to Donald Trump’s administration.
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Why a Syracuse-area nonprofit CEO tried to kill a story about a former Baldwinsville police officer
Hope Café CEO Matt Cullipher suggested Central Current may be a good fit for its sponsorship program in the same email he suggested Central Current may make inaccurate accusations against a major donor to his nonprofit.
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Who Do Prosecutors Blame for Wrongful Convictions? Apparently Not Themselves.
Here are the key findings from the second installment of New York Focus’ investigation into conviction integrity units across the state.
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Syracuse CRB chair, new appointee resign, continuing year of tumult for police oversight board
Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell had served as the board chair since January 2025. The CRB does not have an administrator.
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Proposed drones for Syracuse police could be used for ‘low-priority’ calls as working group caves on recs
The city’s Surveillance Technology Working Group initially proposed more stringent requirements on the drones. After police input, they pared the recommendations down.
