Former Syracuse officer admits drug use while on probation
Gordon Hawes, a former Syracuse police officer, admitted violating probation by using cocaine in recent months. He faces up to four years in state prison if he fails rehabilitation and is ordered to enter a Veterans Administration program in Canandaigua with a transition to Bath after completion. Hawes previously pleaded guilty in 1995 to grand larceny for trading his service weapon for crack cocaine.
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Syracuse
Gordon Hawes
Onondaga County
William J. Burke
Burke
Hawes
Canandaigua
Bath
Resti
Woman charged after pepper spray during quarrel in building
Naimah Hameed, 20, of 2113 S State St Syracuse, was charged by Onondaga County sheriff deputies after a security camera captured her spraying pepper spray during a domestic argument at the entrance of the County Office Building on 2015 State St at about 2:30 p.m. No injuries or evacuations occurred. Deputies say video supported the arrest for unlawful possession of a noxious material and an appearance ticket was issued.
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Onondaga County
Syracuse
Naimah Hameed
S. State St. 18
State St
Robert Burns
al Richer
Hameed
Burns
City shooting near pay phone on East Fayette Street
Syracuse resident Donald L. Dillard, 19, told police he was fired upon five or six times near a pay phone on East Fayette Street around 11:15 p.m. Monday. Police documented five casings on the wall and in a parking lot, with three bullet holes in the car he sheltered behind.
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Syracuse
East Fayette Street
Donald L. Dillard
Dillard
E. Fayette St
Henninger Band Wins Big in Florida Music Fest
Henninger High School musicians returned from Orlando with multiple honors. The Concert Band took first place, the Stage Band II won first, Stage Band I was second, the Show Choir placed third, and the Jazz Ensemble finished second. The trip included a day at Disney World and Daytona Beach.
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Henninger High School
Henninger
Orlando
Alltold
Disneyworld
Daytona Beach
Share Your Summer Events in Syracuse Newspapers
Syracuse Newspapers invites community groups to submit notices for its Summertime guide published May 21. Send details of firemen field days parades barbecues picnics and other activities with a contact telephone number to the Calendar Desk or fax to the listed number.
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Calendar Desk
Syracuse
P.O. Box
Syracuse Fire Department Names Its First Black Lieutenant
Darrick Jackson, 38, eight-year veteran, becomes first African American lieutenant in Syracuse Fire Department. He is the only black supervisor of a Syracuse engine company in the department's 120 year history. Officials note 50 of 423 firefighters are African American and stress ongoing minority recruitment to enable more promotions.
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Chet Whiteside
Syracuse
Darrick Jackson
Jackson
James Cummings
Civil Service Commission
David Guilfoyle
Civil Service Administration
Guilfoyle
Cummings
Firefighters of Color United
FOCUS
Wiliam Hicks
Robert Felton Jr
Whiteside
Morning side Heights Park and the antenna zoning debate
Residents of Morning side Heights Park near Berkeley Park and Syracuse University protest Sprint Spectrum's plan for a 100 foot tower over the city water reservoirs. A moratorium on new telecom requests is set as officials draft rules aligning with federal law, aiming to shield residential areas.
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Morningside Heights Park
Berkeley Park
Syracuse University
Colvin Street
Morningside Hill
Sprint Spectrum
Berkeley
Syracuse
Dog kills attacking Irish wolfhound-malamute mix in Bouckville
Emily Houck, a year old girl, suffered a fractured skull and severe facial neck and shoulder cuts when Wolf, a 3 year old dog, dragged her by the head in Bouckville. The dog was killed by Emily’s father after the attack. Authorities seek rabies testing.
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Bouckville
Madison County
Emily Houck
Wendover Road
Wolf
Houck
Oll
Cary
Connie Forward
Steven
Emily
Forward
Community Memorial Hospital
Hamilton
Sex case of one guard dropped
DeWitt Town Justice Centra dismissed the case against Joseph B. Johnson Til a 40-year-old corrections officer from Liverpool after he resigned from the Onondaga County Correctional Facility. The DA recommended an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal and Johnson must stay away from the inmate involved.
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DeWitt Town
John V. Centra
Joseph B. Johnson Til
Liverpool
Onondaga County
Jamesville
Centra
Johnson
Reginald B. Brown
Clay
Paul S. Mayes
Syracuse
Mayes
Frank B. Scibilia
Brown
Mred A
Maras
Scibilia
Robert Tisdell
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Ackerman Avenue
Broa Street
Chuck Ladd
Wiley Rice
Michelle Gabel Sui Vinta
Morningside Park
University Hospital
Robert Houck
Ronald J. Cary
Steven Forward
Aaron
Mary Margaret Earl
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