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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1997
Page
10
A memorial Mass honors Syracuse police officers who died in the line of duty. It will be at 10 30 a.m. Thursday at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Columbus Circle downtown. Wallie Howard Jr. was the last officer killed in 1990 while working undercover.
A faulty fireplace started a fire at 8032 Spruce Hill Drive in Clay Tuesday night. The garage and family room burned after attic sparks spread, firefighters cut the roof, and the blaze was under control in about 15 minutes with no injuries among the approximately 12 residents and 30 plus responders.
Salina Conservative candidate George Alessio Jr reports repeated vandalism to his campaign signs at Old Liverpool and School roads, with signs flattened and stabbed by stakes. Opponent Andrew Piraino cites vandalism and weather as causes as he runs for Salina justice against Piraino.
Oswego County Bar Association to meet Monday amid concerns over residency of First Assistant District Attorney Mary Felasco, alleged by Fulton lawyer Salvatore Lanza who contends she lives in Onondaga County. State law requires prosecutors to reside in the county where they work, with Lanza filing motions to drop 77 felony charges against Raymond Younis Jr., 35, of Phoenix, in a sex abuse case Felasco handles.
Dryden NY opens a miniature police station in the lobby of a McDonald’s on Route 13. The drop-in McStation is staffed by officers and marks the chain’s first such site in New York, part of a broader community policing effort first piloted in Texas in the 1990s. Police Lt. Doug Robertson says placing space in a fast food venue increases visibility and encourages resident contact with police.
Three men, one armed with a handgun, robbed Oompa's Pizzeria on Milton Avenue and Ulster Street around 9 30 p m Tuesday night according to Syracuse police. They demanded money from the cashier and fled with about 400 dollars.
Jim Low organizes Westcott Street reunions drawing longtime friends together three times yearly. The Westcott kids, who grew up near Carrier Circle and Nottingham Central High, forged decades of shared memories from kindergarten to adulthood, returning to Anthony's Lounge to reconnect after years apart.
The Syracuse Burnet Park Zoo prepares a farewell for Tundi the 4000 pound Asian elephant born there as he heads to Whipsnade Wild Animal Park near London on November 7. Demonstrations are scheduled this weekend with final farewell at 3 p.m. Sunday, featuring a bagpipe salute.
Solvay officials urged by Mayor Modafferi welcome offers from Geddes Police Department Onondaga County Sheriff and New York State Police to fill potential gaps if the Solvay Syracuse merger dissolves. Sheriff Walsh and Geddes officials pledged support while Solvay Police Chief Ferano cautioned protections may differ from the city. The board also authorized naming an interim police commissioner to oversee interviews and hiring.
The state Division of Criminal Justice Services began a study of police needs in Liverpool at the request of Mayor James Farrell. The report should be ready in 30 to 45 days and aims to provide an unbiased, professional evaluation. The village merged its police with Syracuse in 1996, with a planned end to the merger in 1998, and a resident panel has been reviewing needs. Farrell said the study will cost the village nothing as a state service.
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