County exec forces sheriff’s hand on body cams: We’ll pay for them. (Good Morning CNY for Apr. 26)
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After a Syracuse.com story reported Onondaga County Sheriff Office had no body cameras and no plans for them, Sheriff Gene Conway called a news conference to say he would welcome the cameras if the county provides the money. Here, Conway holds up the syracuse.com article to make his point on Friday, April 23, 2021.Katrina Tulloch
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County exec forces sheriff’s hand on body cams: We’ll pay for them: Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway said in a Syracuse.com article published Friday morning that he had no plans to outfit sheriff’s deputies with body cameras, echoing a stance he’s held for at least four years. In an extraordinary 9-1/2 hours after Syracuse.com’s story published at 6 a.m., the county went from no plans for body cameras to a pledge to pay for the cameras with a possible rollout in the next year. H
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Myles Moffat has 46 goals and 26 assists for Lenoir-Rhyne, the SAC tournament champion.
May Madness got started a couple weeks early in the conference tournaments of Division II men’s lacrosse. The battle for NCAA tournament spots there are only 10 spots in the field this year, down two from 2019 is heating up as the calendar heads toward Championship Month.
In the South Atlantic Conference, Lenoir-Rhyne avenged an earlier loss to Wingate, downing the Bulldogs 19-14 to grab the conference title. Belmont Abbey, too, evened the season series with Mount Olive by topping the No. 1 seed 12-7 in the Conference Carolinas final.
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There are a few other conference tournaments that are also set to begin, including the NE10 tournament and the PSAC tournament. No. 2 Le Moyne is the clear favorite in the NE10, while the PSAC event features three members of this week’s top 10 No. 4 West Chester, No. 7 East Stroudsburg and No. 8 Seton Hill. The undefeated Griffins were one of the big climbers in this week’s Top 20, as they join the top 10 for the first time this year.
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