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Utica Police investigating damage to cell phone tower on MVCC campus which forces relocation of popular Take and Make Meal Box Giveaway event
Utica Police investigating another instance of damage to a cell phone tower.
Posted: Apr 25, 2021 12:17 PM
Posted By: Gary Liberatore
Utica, N.Y. - Utica Police are on scene at MVCC in Utica after receiving a report around 10:00 a.m. Sunday of damage to a cell phone tower on campus.
So far, no word of any arrest in the case or how extent the damage to the cell phone tower is.
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the works for Varick Street businesses
The weekend before Saint Patrick’s Day is generally a financial boost for local bars and restaurants, but how is the pandemic going to play a role in this year’s attendance?
Posted: Mar 11, 2021 5:59 PM
Updated: Mar 11, 2021 6:41 PM
Posted By: Kirk Tupaj
UTICA, N.Y. The Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day is traditionally the day Utica celebrates with a St. Patrick’s Day parade.
The parade has been canceled this year, but local some local bars are still hoping to capitalize on the traditional celebrations. Advertisements are trying to entice people to come to Varick Street for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration.
Utica installs new radio tower to replace storm-damaged tower
A new radio communications tower stands in place at the Utica Police Department and City Hall since the completion of its installation Feb. 24. The new tower, left, replaces the old radio tower, right, which was damaged by a storm last year.
Photo provided by Utica Police Sgt. Matthew Kaluzny
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SHELBY TOWNSHIP Utica completed the installation of a new radio communications tower Feb. 24 to replace the old radio tower that had been damaged by a storm last year.
The new communications tower is located at the Police Department and City Hall where the old radio tower is still located. The tower services the Utica Police Department and Utica Fire Department during emergencies.
Fighting gun violence in Utica, with and without badges
If you have a Ring camera, it s probably telling you about shootings and shots fired incidents in Utica just about every day recently.
Posted: Dec 29, 2020 6:27 PM
Posted By: Joleen Ferris
UTICA, N.Y. If you have a Ring camera, it s probably telling you about shootings and shots fired incidents in Utica just about every day recently. On Wednesday, December 23rd, 30-year-old Martin Martinez was shot to death on Howard Ave. Christmas day, a man was shot in the leg, on Seymour Ave. and James Street. The very next day, someone walked into St. Elizabeth Medical Center, with a gunshot wound. Monday, a report of shots fired on Sunset Ave. Tuesday, a shots fired call on Faas Ave. and Erie Streets.
Utica Police believe they ve nabbed the person responsible in the shooting death of Utica teen this week.
Police have charged Charisma Hunt, 23, also of Utica, with Second Degree Murder in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jehzeir Johnson (pictured below) around midnight Sunday night into Monday morning on 1400 block of City Street.
Authorities tell WIBX they are still probing the circumstances around the shooting, but believe the victim s sister was involved in a physical altercation with Hunt, and that Jehzeir Johnson may have intervened on behalf of his sister. Police think the teen may have been shot for getting involved in the initial dispute.