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Monday, March 18, 2013  Officials say they have located escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs in South Dakota. Jacobs' GPS tracking bracelet was found near the Trumansburg School District campus in Tompkins County last week.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Convicted sex offender Shane Jacobs is still at large, and Trumansburg Police told CNY Central that they believe he is still in their area.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A 27-year-old upstate New York man has been accused of battering his mother to death and hiding her body under a shed at their home has been indicted on a second-degree murder charge.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  A 27-year-old man is accused of beating his mother to death and hiding her body under a shed.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Alcohol and speed are factors in a motorcycle crash that killed a Lowville man Monday night.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Five Waterloo individuals were arrested following an investigation into a suspected methamphetamine distribution throughout the Waterloo and Seneca Falls area.

Friday, July 29, 2011  A western New York man is under arrest after leading police on a chase through Oneida County.

Friday, July 08, 2011  A Glenfield man is under arrest after police say he injured a Lewis County sheriff's deputy.

Thursday, June 16, 2011  State police say 44-year-old Darryl Brown stabbed an acquaintance in the hand during an altercation Wednesday afternoon at a home in the Town of Enfield.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011  A Tompkins County man is under arrest after police say he stole from and vandalized a local church.

Friday, April 22, 2011  Oswego County Sheriff's deputies say 37-year-old Gerald Penfield shot 45-year-old Gene Lagoe in the home overnight.

Saturday, November 06, 2010  It was a party-like atmosphere inside the bar, with a live band, food and drinks.  But amid the joyous celebration of Rob's recovery was an underlying sense of thankfulness.  His family still struggled to find words to describe how happy they are to see the strides Rob has made in such a short time.

Friday, November 05, 2010  A local man will get a big surprise tomorrow, as a reward for his hard work recovering from a construction accident.

Thursday, September 16, 2010  Robert Enfield was on the Yale campus in New Haven, Connecticut Monday when a steel beam collapsed at a construction site.

Friday, July 09, 2010  State Police in Ithaca have identified the remains of a body found in Tompkins County last week as those of a missing man.