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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  In part two of Michael Benny’s exclusive interview with Bill Cregg, the man who was first on the scene of the Clay carjacking, rape, and murder says the first responders are selfless heroes.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A public safety officer checking a suspicious car parked behind a southwestern Michigan motel early Tuesday was more than a little surprised when a deer climbed out of the trunk.

Friday, December 21, 2012  The nation's largest gun-rights lobby is calling for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A man is accused of punching, kicking and biting a woman while taking her cell phone.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Mayor Stephanie Miner and Chief Frank Fowler addressed community leaders Monday night about the city's efforts to combat burglaries. The city says most burglaries happen between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., and 32 percent of the places burglarized this year were unlocked.

Monday, October 01, 2012  The Village of East Syracuse Board of Trustees voted Monday night to abolish its police department and be absorbed by the DeWitt Police Department.

Thursday, September 13, 2012  A retired FBI special agent is on a cross-country bicycle trip to raise awareness and money for Concerns of Police Survivors, or C.O.P.S.

Friday, June 01, 2012  Funeral services for fallen 31-year-old Trooper Amanda Anna were held Friday at 10:00 am at the North Syracuse Baptist Church in North Syracuse.

Friday, June 01, 2012  You could see the love and support for Trooper Amanda Anna Thursday night.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  DeWitt police are trying to crack a crime spree, after thieves have been preying on parking lots at local gyms.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Syracuse's latest homicide highlights a growing problem with domestic violence in the city, says Police Chief Frank Fowler.

Monday, October 24, 2011  After about a dozen violent robberies, and nearly 20 burglaries Westcott neighbors are fighting back. At a meeting Monday night, about 50 people came together to talk solutions.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  Despite calls by parents and the Syracuse Teachers Association to put police officers back in Syracuse Middle Schools full time, Superintendent Sharon Contreras said the district will not do so.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011  An alleged incident at Danforth Middle School in Syracuse is bolstering efforts by the Syracuse Teachers Association to reinstate the presence of Syracuse Police Officers at city middle schools.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  The president of the Syracuse School Board says the decision to take away officers from middle and elementary schools is the result of a $500,000 cut to the security budget district-wide.