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Yesterday at 11:00 PM  A 23 year old Syracuse man is arrested on rape charges.

Yesterday at 6:27 PM  Police say a collision between a car and a bus in Oneida has sent 15 people to hospitals, most of them with bruises and other minor injuries.

Yesterday at 4:27 PM  An accident in the City of Oneida has closed Route 5 from Upper Lenox Avenue to Seneca Street, near the Oneida Hospital.

Yesterday at 8:32 AM  Authorities say one of two men who eluded police after a chase and shooting in Geneva has been captured in New York City.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  New Hartford police arrested a man after he cashed in lottery tickets stolen from the Byrne Dairy in the Village of New Hartford.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  The Oneida County District Attorney says it is too early to look at potential criminal charges related to the missing baby in Utica. The baby has been missing for approximately three weeks now.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Authorities say a body has been found inside a burning barn after an armed confrontation with police in western New York.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  Authorities say they've called off the search for two men who have eluded capture since one of their companions was shot by police after a chase in western New York last weekend.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Just before 9:00 a.m. Monday morning, Syracuse police received a call about a suspicious person in the 200 block of Scott Avenue, which eventually led to the arrest of burglar.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Monday afternoon Syracuse Police caught a burglar as he was running away from the scene of the crime.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Criminals caught in one pocket of northeast Ohio are likely headed for public embarrassment at the hands of a small-town police chief and his many Facebook fans.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Authorities have charged two men and are still searching for two others after a shooting and a vehicle pursuit in western New York.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The Utica Police, who previously asked residents not to organize a search for missing 9-month-old Levon Wameling, are now welcoming citizens to volunteer to join the search when it becomes appropriate.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Authorities have released the name of the 23-month-old girl who drowned in a creek during a family outing in the Washington Mills Athletic Park.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  A shots fired call sent Syracuse Police to the Venue Nightclub on 658 North Salina Street at about 12:45AM Sunday.