It is to the point where attacks on corrections officers at the hands of inmates is becoming unfortunately routine. The latest victim was a guard at a local county jail.
The disturbing trend of youth violence extended to the Great New York State Fair over the weekend when two young girls were stabbed by a 15-year-old female.
The job of a police officer has become damn near impossible and in most cases intolerable. Another act of violence against an officer occurred over the weekend in the City of Utica and hiring new officers for the job will soon become unrealistic.
A 19-year-old Utica woman is charged with assault after smashing a coffee mug over another person's head during what to that point had been a verbal dispute.
New York State Police have charged the father of a five-month-old with assault and other charges after the infant had to be hospitalized, and Troopers say the story about how the child suffered the injuries wasn't adding up.
Kenneth G. Tennant III (age 35) and Nichols R. Tennant (age 25) were arrested, and suspect Edward J. Williamson (age 48) of Lee Center is stil being sought, in an alleged assault on August 8, 2022.
Utica Police look for suspects and a vehicle after a man was seriously injured in an attack at Union Station on August 7, 2022. The victim is in serious condition.