A staffing study authorized in 2022 and published Monday came up with 87 recommendations for Syracuse police to operate more efficiently.
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A study found Syracuse’s new license plate readers make frequent mistakes. Councilors didn’t know before approving them.
A study from a security and surveillance research firm found Syracuse Police Department’s new license plate readers inaccurately read at least 1 in 10 license plates.
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Syracuse Common Council to vote on $390K settlement in Armory Square police brutality case
The settlement ends a five-year court battle between the city and two people who say officers beat them.
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Syracuse officer with history of abuse and dishonesty leads police union
Joseph Moran has long faced accusations of dishonesty — even from fellow officers — records show.
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In NY Attorney General probes of fatal police car crashes, officers almost never face blame
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.
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 crashes
Our reporting team uncovered a troubling pattern of hundreds of police crashes in Syracuse. Here’s how we investigated the problem.