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In early February, police in York County raced to a call “from a person reporting they shot someone, took another person hostage and placed bombs around” a Walmart.The Newberry Township store was evacuated but eventually police realized the store had been swatted. That’s the en vogue term for when someone makes a false claim to trigger an all-out police response.

Body camera video of the fatal police shooting of Ta’Kiya Young, a 21-year old pregnant mother in Ohio, has raised questions about the strength of police department use-of-force restrictions and how an allegation of shoplifting led to a bullet being fired through her windshield.

Drop is consistent with statewide averages, but lack of data still leaves questions unanswered.

There was a lot on the docket during the most recent meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature, plus some debate not tied to any specific motions. Here's a recap.

The database was hailed as a model to stop bad officers from job hopping. But now legislative changes are needed to make it more effective.

Last week's racist mass shooting in a Buffalo supermarket left ten people dead and three wounded. Here's what WSKG has learned in the days since the attack.

"We're talking about reimagining public safety. And we're still hiring more [armed] officers," said Common Council member Phoebe Brown.

Students at Binghamton High School will move to remote learning and it’s not because of COVID-19. The shift online is in reaction to recent behavior issues among students.

Gov. Tom Wolf created the panel, known as the State Law Enforcement Citizen Advisory Commission, in July in the wake of racial justice and police accountability protests.

An investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) found the shooting of Tyler Green by police was justified to prevent the death of his child.