Brenner In Running For Police Chief Job By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – With a score of 75 on the police examination in March, Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner will be one of three people interviewed for the vacant Oneonta police chief position. “I guess all that studying paid off!” he joked. Five candidates from across the state took the civil service exam, including Oneonta Detective Sgt. Christopher J. Witzenburg. A 70 on the exam is considered passing,…
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After 3 Heroin Overdoses, Police Warn Of ‘Bad Batch’ ONEONTA – With three heroin overdoses on Friday, March 17, police are concerned that heroin laced with fentanyl or other narcotics may be on the streets of Oneonta. “The first call we got, a young man was already blue and his girlfriend was doing CPR on him,” said Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner. “Officer Luke Harvey was able to administer Narcan, and he began to wake up.” It was the first…
Oneonta School Bus In Crash; No Injuries ONEONTA – An Oneonta City School bus with 25 kids aboard was involved in a two-car accident this afternoon, but no injuries were reported, according to Acting Police Chief Douglas Brenner. The scene was cleared just after 4 p.m. and although no tickets were issued at the scene, an investigation is ongoing.…