Three Arrested For Possessing Coke, LSD ONEONTA – Three men were arrested Tuesday night after Oneonta police executed a search warren at 300 Main Street and allegedly found cocaine and LSD in the residence. Timothy A. Baron, 37, Mark J. Fategoni, 55 and Zachery E. Meegan, 28 were all arrested and charged with possessing cocaine. Meegan was also allegedly in possession of LSD, and $9,500 in cash was also seized. Police were assisted by the Otsego County Sheriffs Department’s K9…
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DA, OPD Investigate Death In Holding Cell Suspect May Have Ingested Drugs, Causing Heart Attack, Chief Says By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Oneonta Police and Otsego County District Attorney John Muehl are investigating a death in police custody last evening, after a man arrested on narcotics-trafficking charges swallowed what might have been cocaine, according to Police Chief Douglas Brenner. To Brenner’s knowledge, this is the first time a suspect has died in OPD custody. Kenneth J.…
Man Arrested With $5K Worth Of Cocaine ONEONTA – An Oneonta man was arrested after police allegedly found him in possession of cocaine worth more than $5,000. Aaron M. Willey, 31, was arrested Tuesday, June 13 after Oneonta City police, with the assistance of the state police and Department of Corrections, served a search warrant at his residence at 5106 State Highway 23, lot 82 in the Town of Oneonta. Police allegedly found 1.99 ounces of powder cocaine with a…
Three Arrested With Heroin, Cocaine In Milford Home Raid MILFORD – Three people were arrested after a search by the state police allegedly found heroin and cocaine at a home in Milford. Richard A. Cushnie, 28, and Keith M. Blush, 37, both of Maryland, were arrested along with Kwannasia K. Barnes, 24, Binghamton, after state police executed a search warrant at the Milford home. During the search, police allege that a quantity of heroin and cocaine were found, as well…
OPD Reports Finding Heroin, Cocaine During Traffic Stop ONEONTA – During a traffic stop at 2 a.m. last Wednesday, Oneonta police reported today that they discovered 20 bags of heroin and a gram of cocaine and arrested the driver, Vickie E. Tolbert, 48, of Oneonta at 2 a.m. last Wednesday. They charged Tolbert, the driver, with criminal possession of a controlled substance, third degree, a felony.…
Driver, Passenger Arrested On Coke, Marijuana Counts EXETER – A driver and his passenger were both arrested for possessing marijuana and cocaine after a traffic stop in the Town of Exeter. Brandon S. Richardson, 20, of Ilion, was stopped by troopers for allegedly driving 60 mph in a 45 mph zone on Route 28 near Schuyler Lake. On approaching the vehicle, troopers reported they smelled marijuana inside and conducted a search, finding 10 grams of cocaine, more than 10 grams of…
Cocaine, Heroin Seized In Raid At Townhouse Inn ONEONTA – Two men were arrested and more than $7,000 in heroin and cocaine were seized in a raid this morning at the Townhouse Inn on Main Street in Oneonta. Allen E. McMullen, 25, with no address, and Donald F. Starr 3rd, 37, Davenport Center were arrested after a joint investigation by the Oneonta Police Department Detective Division and the NYS Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations, along with K-9 Diff, served a search…
Police: Utican Arrested With 23 Bags Of Cocaine ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested a Utica man found with 23 bags of cocaine worth $2,300 after a raid at a house on Baker Street Wednesday afternoon. Kwame Wilson, 23, was arrested with the assistance of state police K9 Milton, after investigating a report of possible drug activity at 14½ Baker Street. At the scene police allegedly seized 23 individual packets of cocaine with a street value of approximately $2,300, $246 in cash and…
Two Charged With Selling Coke In Oneonta ONEONTA – A man and a woman were each charged with selling cocaine in Oneonta in what Lt. Douglas Brenner describes as “an upswing” in the drug’s sale. “For the past two years, we’ve seen cocaine creeping back into Oneonta,” he said. “We try to keep an eye on trends.” Freddie L. Sampson, 44, Brooklyn, was arrested Sept 8. and charged with five counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a class…
Worcester Man Arrested With Heroin, Coke, Gun Three-Time Offender Faces Life In Prison WORCESTER – Investigators with the Otsego County District Attorney’s Office partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to take down an alleged drug trafficker and three-time felon in the Town of Worcester. Paul James Velleca, 45, was arrested yesterday after a no-knock warrant was served following an investigation put in place by Town Supervisor Donald L. Lindberg, who reported suspicious activity at Velleca’s mobile home.…