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Yesterday at 10:37 PM  New Hartford police arrested a man after he cashed in lottery tickets stolen from the Byrne Dairy in the Village of New Hartford.

Yesterday at 6:43 PM  State troopers have arrested demonstrators urging Senate votes on several bills who blocked the office door of a legislative leader at New York's Capitol.

Yesterday at 4:06 PM  The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies are being hailed as heroes for saving the life of a suicidal woman who had threatened to jump off the gorge at the Chittenango Falls State Park in Cazenovia.

Yesterday at 12:03 PM  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.

Yesterday at 9:24 AM  Authorities say a body has been found inside a burning barn after an armed confrontation with police in western New York.

Yesterday at 7:58 AM  Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in the monitoring of a man charged with killing Liverpool librarian Lori Bresnahan raping a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking at Great Northern Mall in Clay.

Yesterday at 7:51 AM  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  Central and Northern New York are running out of new phone numbers and will need a new area code by the first quarter of 2015.

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  Authorities are investigating what made six U.S. border patrol officers to become ill while inspecting a vehicle at a border crossing in northern New York.