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Stephen Cornwell pleaded guilty to charges that he altered and stole records related to previous DWI charges against him.

Van Houten said the Reimaging Public Safety working group lacked full understanding of Ithaca’s existing criminal justice system when it authored the report.

A grand jury charged brothers Yaron and Leor Kweller with rape in the first degree, a more serious felony charge than the one they were given upon arrest.

Chad Salsman allegedly brought clients into his private office under the guise of discussing their case and used his knowledge of their vulnerabilities to negate their consent and sexually assault them.

The Democrat is unopposed in the November election.

"We’re in uncharted waters."

The candidates were asked a range of questions including what lessons they learned from a case last year which gained public attention and drew protests against the prosecution of two young people of color after an incident with police on the Ithaca Commons.

Several other counties have criticized these reforms as another unfunded mandate.

After 41,005 ballots were tallied election night, Libertarian Mike Korchak holds a 122 vote lead over Republican Paul Battisti.

Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell says he won't serve another full term so it would be dishonest to seek re-election in 2019.