State and local law enforcement agencies will be out in force through May 28, utilizing sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols to deter drunk driving. Motorists are reminded that driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or higher will put them over the limit. Law enforcement agencies will also be cracking down on drivers who are impaired by drugs, both illegal and prescription.
The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening with the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Delaware County Deputies yesterday arrested 23-year-old Christopher Manning for 2nd degree burglary and 4th degree grand larceny.
Violent sex level three sexual offender Teddy Faison has been arrested in Otsego County for failing to provide accurate information on his permanent address.
Faison, 30, of New York City, was arrested in March by the Oneonta Police Department and used an address of Brook Street in Laurens when he was processed.
Two more arrests have been made of individuals that authorities say were involved in a major heroin drug trafficking organization in Oneonta.
Over the past two and a half years, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office criminal investigation division, the Albany District Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Oneonta City Police Department detective bureau and the Otsego County District Attorney’s Office have been investigating the illegal trafficking of heroin into and throughout Otsego County.
Michael D. Richardson, 26 formerly of Bainbridge, was found guilty in Chenango County Court Wednesday of making a terrorist threat, a Class D felony.
Missing level 3 sex offender Shanw Fowlston, 28, was located at around 8:45 p.m. in a room at the Sherburne Motel after a 24-hour manhunt.
State police are reminding motorists to slow down when they see emergency or hazard vehicles on the side of state roads and highways.
Speed remains one of the leading causes of fatalities on state roadways, and poses a significant threat to law enforcement and emergency workers.
Sip N' Sail Tavern owner Adrian Origoni, 40, was charged with selling alcohol to a person under the age of 21 after an operative by the New York State Police, city of Oneonta Police Department, and New York State Liquor Authority to curb underage drinking in the city.
The agencies checked local bars in Oneonta and Stamford after several reports of underage drinking.
The Norwich Police Department concluded an investigation into the sale of heroin with the execution of a search warrant and arrest of four people.
Last night at about 10:45 p.m., members of the Norwich Police assisted by the Chenango County Sheriff's Office executed a no knock search warrant at a State Street residence in the city of Norwich.
