Kenton Buckner

According to statistics released by the central New York Crime Analysis Center, violent crime was up 2% in 2021 from 2020, and the number of homicides was 29, down two from 2020.

Syracuse councilors questioned Police Chief Kent Buckner on Wednesday over why Black people are seven times more likely to be pulled over compared to white people.

A 13-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy were killed in separate incidents in the past week in Syracuse. Mayor Ben Walsh said the community is in crisis.…

The McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center is spearheading an initiative that focuses on the emotional abuse suffered by many Syracuse children, who live in a…

An infant was killed and two children injured after a shooting on Syracuse’s southwest side Sunday evening. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said Sunday night’s…

A suspect has been charged in the murder of a 93-year-old woman in a notorious Syracuse apartment building. Police and the district attorney’s office say…

Body cameras have now been deployed to every uniformed officer in the Syracuse Police Department. This is the end of a process that started almost four…

Syracuse Police Chief Kenton Buckner is asking for more time to review Right to Know legislation, which has been drafted by the Common Council. The law is…

Several police items will not be on the agenda for Wednesday’s Syracuse Common Council meeting, because one councilor blocked them in protest for not…

The Syracuse Police Department’s Office of Professional Standards investigates complaints against the police. But Syracuse also has a Citizen Review…