Crime

The Ithaca Police Department is reporting rising incidents of thefts from parked vehicles.

29-year-old Khalid Husband of Brooklyn and 29-year-old Mark Waters of Elmira were arrested on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance.

On August 2nd, deputies arrested Timothy Cole, of Nichols, for failure to appear in court on charges of felony grand larceny and misdemeanor criminal mischief.

The Cortland Voice reports that 59-year-old Steven Burda’s trial has been adjourned for “undisclosed reasons,” and has not yet been rescheduled.

45-year-old Robert Morton of Ithaca was allegedly found with methamphetamine after a traffic stop on August 4th.

State Sen. Lea Webb says $1.2 million through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (G.I.V.E.) program is being split between Tompkins and Broome counties.

Authorities in Chemung County are trying to identify a person of interest who was seen leaving Walmart in Horseheads on August 8th.

The Steuben County District Attorney has charged Justin Baker and Caitlin Taft with several counts of assaulting a child under the age of four.

The U.S. Attorney’s office says 21-year-old Tristan Kovacs uploaded an image of himself with a 9-year-old girl in April to a pornographic website.

Ithaca Police Chief Tom Kelly said the Vecino Group, which operates the building on East Green Street, failed to deliver on promises of security.