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WCDO NEWS MONDAY 3-4-24

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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-4-24

Broome County District Attorney’s Office announced that Dylan Shoemaker of Colesville was sentenced to 12 years to life for 2nd degree Assault in Broome County Court. On February 6, 2023, State Troopers responded to Shoemaker’s residence in Nineveh for a domestic incident. Shoemaker punched a Trooper while being placed into custody, resulting in injury of that Trooper.

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The Harpursville Fire Department responded to a fire Saturday at 329 Hartz Road in the Town of Colesville. Harpursville Firefighters were assisted at the scene by firefighters from Windsor, West Windsor, Deposit, Masonville, Greene, Afton, Port Crane & several other departments responded, firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading, there was mostly smoke & water damage.

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Attorney General Letitia James kicked off National Consumer Protection Week by releasing a list of the top 10 consumer complaints received by the Office in 2023. Over 5500 complaints were made regarding retail establishments, over 3900 were about landlord tenant issues, over 3500 were complaints about auto sales & service, over 3200 were about banking institutions, and over 2500 were regarding internet security issues.

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State DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that he will step down from that position after serving for 8 1/2 years. Seggos is the longest-serving DEC Commissioner in State history, he will step down on April 1st.

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Delaware County Sheriff’s office arrested 54-year-old Thomas Burrows Jr. of Manhattan on a Bench Warrant issued by the Town of Stamford Court. Burrows was being held in the Delaware County Correctional Facility on an unrelated charge at the time of his arrest. This warrant was issued due to Burrows’s failure to appear in court in connection with a charge of Criminal Possession of a Weapon, Burrows was arraigned and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $2,000 cash bail or $4,000 secured bond.

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The Next Meeting of the General Clinton Canoe Regatta will be held tonight in Bainbridge, the meeting begins at 6:30 PM in the back of Bob’s Diner.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-4-24

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a crash that killed a Walton Couple Tuesday. Raymond & Joan Light of Walton were killed in the crash on Franklin Depot Road, they were pronounced dead at the scene, the investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.

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30 year old Charles Walsh of Sidney was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury for multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, he is accused of possessing fentanyl & Methamphetamine with intent to sell, as well as for having packaging materials in order to package & sell controlled substances. Walsh could face up to 14 years in state prison and 5 years of additional post release supervision.

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51 year old Kim Kraemer of Margaretville was indicted by a Delaware County Grand Jury for Driving While Ability Impaired by a Combination of Drugs and Alcohol & Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, for driving a motor vehicle under the combined influence of drugs and alcohol while in the Town of Delhi on August 28, 2023, if convicted, she faces the maximum sentence of 1 and 1/3 to 4 years in state prison.

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The National Weather Service reports that a tornado touched down in the Town of Chenango in Broome County on February 28, at around 5:00 PM. The tornado was rated an EF-1, with winds around 100 MPH.

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4 goats were killed in an early Saturday Morning barn fire in Edmeston. Firefighters arrived to find the barn fully engulfed at 5526 Highway 18, no injuries were reported to firefighters, the fire was ruled as accidental.

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WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 6-14-18

wcdonews — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 18:50:18 +0000

Former Bassett Hospital Nurse Anderson Lee has been indicted on 6 counts of unlawful surveillance, for allegedly placing a camera in a staff only area of Bassett , Lee was released after posting bail & will face arraignment on the grand jury charges shortly.
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State police arrested Charles Walsh of Sidney on charges of assault, criminal nuisance & unlawful possession of a firearm, & criminal possession of marijuana following an investigation into a domestic dispute in the village of Sidney. Walsh is accused of striking a person & burning a telephone cord to prevent that victim from calling police. Walsh was arraigned & remanded to the Delaware county jail on $5,000 cash bail pending future court action.
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State Police arrested 57 year old David Bailey of Sidney on charges of sexual abuse, & endangering the welfare of a child. Bailey is accused of inappropriately touching a child, and sending inappropriate messages to the same child on social media, he was arraigned & was sent to the Delaware County jail on $15,000 cash bail or $30,000 bond pending future court action.
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17 year old Michael Stimpson of Laurens was indicted by an Otsego County Grand Jury on 4 counts of 1st degree sexual abuse. Stimpson is accused of inappropriately touching a child under the age of 11; he faces arraignment on the charges shortly.
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The Annual Unadilla Flag Day Parade will be held this evening, organizer Dave Welch explains:

(Dave Welch 6-14-18)

Welch said that this year will be the 67th Unadilla Flag Day Parade.
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The 129th Afton Fair will be held next month at the fairgrounds, organizer Rhonda Barriger explains:

(Rhonda Barriger 6-14-18)

This Year’s Afton Fair will run from July 6th through the 8th.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo has a 51-44% favorability rating among likely general election voters, according to the latest Sienna Poll. Cuomo leads Republican Marcus Molinaro by a 56-37%, Among Democrats, Cuomo leads Cynthia Nixon 61-26%. Nixon leads Molinaro by a 46-35% margin.
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NYSEG is reporting several outages following last night’s storm. over 1400 were without power in the town of Guilford, about 330 in the town of New Berlin, & about 345 in the town of Butternuts & Unadilla. Crews are working to restore the power as quickly as possible.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will honor local businesses at their 2018 Business Awards today at 5:30 pm at Delaware County FoodWorks+, in Andes. This year’s Business of the Year is the Delaware County Broadband Initiative, which is collaboration by Delaware County Electric Cooperative, Delhi Telephone & Margaretville Telephone Company. The New Business of the Year is Catskills Regional Harvest, the Tourism Award goes to Delaware and Ulster Railroad & Business Advocate of the Year is JIM DOIG President, SFCU. More information is available at delawarecounty.org or 746-2281.
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The state Department of Health paid $1.28 billion in unnecessary Medicaid managed care premiums over a nearly six-year period for enrollees who already had private insurance, according to an audit by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. About $70.6 million of the premiums were paid to MCOs that were related through some form of ownership to the 3rd-party insurer. DiNapoli recommended DOH: Improve monitoring efforts to prevent and recover the premiums; Implement controls to remove those recipients with 3rd-party health insurance; & Review the managed care premiums, and recover unnecessary payments. The report is available at osc.state.ny.us.
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Delaware County Sheriff Deputy’s arrested 48 year old Jason Lupo of Delhi for 3rd degree Assault, following a domestic dispute. Lupo was arranged in Town of Delhi Court and released to reappear at a later date.

WCDO NEWS THURSDAY 3-29-18

wcdonews — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:34:48 +0000

State Police responded to a report of an assault Friday in the Town of Lisle, where the victim suffered a serious injury. Troopers said that the alleged assailant is 26 year old Thomas Sessions of the Whitney Point. Sessions is described to as 6 feet tall, approximately 240 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes; he was left the scene in a white pick-up truck with oversized tires and a loud muffler. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Thomas Sessions is requested to contact the State Police at 775-1241, email at Crimetip@troopers.ny.gov or by the State Police Facebook site.
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State Police stopped a woman who disrupted a press conference at a State Police Substation at the Capitol in Albany yesterday with Governor Cuomo. The woman shouted obscenities & threw papers at the Governor; she was whisked away by troopers, while the Governor finished talking with reporters. The name of the woman was not released & no charges are being filed.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today a report today regarding Data Breaches in New York State in 2017. Companies reported 1,583 data breaches to Attorney General’s office, exposing the personal records of 9.2 million New Yorkers; quadruple the number of New Yorkers impacted in 2016. The Attorney General’s Office suggests that consumers create Strong Passwords for Online Accounts and Update them frequently & to Change user names and passwords immediately on affected accounts. For breaches involving credit card numbers, social security numbers, Identity Theft Reports can be filed by calling the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-438-4338
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State Senator Jim Seward is calling on the state to investigate the impact Lyme and tick-borne diseases may have on mental health. The State Senate unanimously passed legislation that would require the state to study the link between infectious diseases, blood-borne pathogens and mental illnesses. The bill has been sent to the assembly for consideration.
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The State Department of Environmental Conservation announced that trout fishing season opens Sunday. The sport fishing industry brought in an estimated $1.8 billion in economic activity, the DEC will stock 2.26 million catchable-size trout in 315 lakes and ponds and roughly 2,845 miles of streams across the state. Anyone 16 years of age and older must have a current State fishing license, more information is available at dec.ny.gov/permits.

The Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted down a resolution to purchase the McFarland farm land property in Delhi for the Department of Public Works facility. The board is expected to look into another option for a DPW facility in Hamden.
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State Police arrested 27 year old Charles Walsh of Sidney, for Criminal Trespass, Harassment and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana. Troopers were dispatched to a residence in Deposit for a physical dispute Monday; Walsh fled the scene, but was apprehended by State Police Tuesday in Sidney. Walsh was arraigned in the village of Deposit and was remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $1,000 cash bail or $2,000 bond. He is scheduled to return to the village of Deposit Court on April 10th.
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The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce will host a Job and Resource Fair on Wednesday May 23rd from 11:00 AM to 3:30 PM AT DCMO BOCES HARROLD CAMPUS IN MASONVILLE. Chamber President Ray Pucci comments:

(Pucci 3-29-18)

The Job and Resource Fair is hosted by DCMO BOCES in collaboration with CDO WorkForce Development, Delaware County Office for Employment and Training, and the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce. To register and reserve a table visit delawarecounty.org or call 746-2281.
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Oneonta Police arrested 33 year old John Gipson of Utica for criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, among other charges. Gipson was picked up on Main Street in Oneonta Friday, Police seized about 5.6 Grams of Crack Cocaine at the time of the arrest, Gipson faces court action shortly.
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35 year old Steven Knauff of Oneonta faces numerous charges including criminal contempt, menacing, and criminal mischief & resisting arrest, for allegedly brandishing a kitchen knife. Oneonta police used a Taser to subdue Knauff following the report of a domestic dispute on March 8th. Knauff was arraigned & was sent to the Otsego County Jail Tuesday.
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State Police arrested 55 year old Robert George of Sidney for Driving While Intoxicated, on State Highway 7 in the town of Bainbridge and observed traffic violations. George was released on tickets returnable to the town of Bainbridge on April 10th.
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