Police in Syracuse have plans to instal 25 new surveillance cameras in areas that request them. The cameras are being paid for by a $400,000 grant from the state Dormitory Authority. Read more »
DPS held a press conference Thursday and shared details on the Orange Alert that put the SU campus under lockdown for about two hours on Wednesday night. Read more »
The Syracuse University community was told to shelter in place as police searched for multiple suspects involved in a homicide near campus. Read more »
The hearing for two former students who were arrested and charged in a hazing incident was postponed after the attorney for one of the defendants got into an accident. Read more »
The number of disciplinary referrals for liquor law violations at SU decreased about 30 percent from 2013 to 2014. SU administrators attribute some of the decrease to university-sponsored programs such as BeWise and Orange After Dark. Read more »
All 36 of DPS' armed officers will officially start wearing body cameras on Thursday. The move comes amid strained police/community relations due to the uptick in police violence around the country. Read more »
Off-campus students living near South Campus have reported stolen money and wallets, according to an email sent out by the Department of Public Safety. Read more »
The Daily Orange Editorial Board calls on the university to inform the student body of crimes that take place in areas surrounding the SU campus, even if students are not directly involved in the incident. Read more »
Four men were stabbed outside of Acropolis Pizza House on Marshall Street Sunday morning. The restaurant was also the site of increased criminal activity in 2012. Read more »
A Syracuse Police officer reportedly shot a man after SPD detectives observed a drug transaction Wednesday afternoon and the suspect turned violent. Read more »