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.
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Syracuse police pitch 5-year, $6.8 million contract with Axon for new body cams
The contract would increase the police department’s 2023 operating budget by at least $600,000.
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Syracuse wants to slash police overtime. Can SPD hit the mark?
Syracuse police have exceeded their overtime budget in 20 of the last 21 years.
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Syracuse Common Council approves police contract upgrading pay, schedule
Patrol officers will now work a 15-day schedule instead of a six-day schedule.
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Proposed Syracuse police union contract could upgrade department’s schedule
The Common Council will vote on the proposal Feb. 27.
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Woman injured in Armory Square arrest plans to sue Syracuse police, ambulance company
Uniyah Chatman and her lawyers announced the lawsuit on the steps of City Hall.
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Woman injured in Armory Square arrest calls for Syracuse police officer Leonard Brown’s firing
Uniyah Chatman, 25, called for the firing of Syracuse police officer Leonard Brown. Brown’s arrest of Chatman left her with a swollen eye and bloody.
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‘Hot Spot’ cops killed Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Hochul wants more in New York.
The controversial units have been responsible for high-profile killings and civil rights abuses in cities nationwide. Hochul doubled their state grant funding in New York — and wants to double it again.