LETTER from CHIEF DOUG BRENNER Oneonta Police Will Listen To Concerns To the Editor: Contemporary law enforcement is as dynamic and challenging as we seen during any of our careers in law enforcement. While we who have chosen this profession watch national trends, tragedies and triumphs and shared challenges, we are uniquely Oneontan. We have had some low moments in this department that have prompted, over time, a near-complete overhaul of the agency. These changes were a response, in some…
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Man Honored For Aiding Police Chief In Fight On 4th By CATHY NARDI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – An ordinary citizen risked injury to help the city’s police chief in a dangerous situation, and tonight Common Council said thanks. Franklin Weideck, Wells Bridge, was attending the Hometown Fourth of July celebration in Neahwa Park when he saw Police Chief Douglas Brenner on the ground struggling to control a violent suspect. “I was aware of an individual who seemed to have…
Detective Sgt. Witzenburg Top Choice As OPD Lieutenant ONEONTA – Detective Sgt. Christopher J. Witzenburg will be recommended to a Common Council vote as Chief Doug Brenner’s top choice for Lieutenant during their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5. “He’s a natural choice,” said Brenner. “We work very well together and have through our entire career.” Witzenburg has served as an Oneonta Police officer for 19 years, starting as a patrol officer and rising through the ranks. In March, he took…
Council Officially Appoints Doug Brenner As Police Chief…
BULLETIN Search Committee Selected Brenner By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Doug Brenner, acting chief of the Oneonta Police Department, is being recommended for a permanent appointment by the search committee. Mayor Gary Herzig reported the committee’s finding to Common Council’s Finance/HR committee a few minutes ago. The decision must be confirmed by Common Council, which next meets Wednesday, July 5. “I feel good and confident that acting Chief Brenner has the right experience and philosophy for…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEB. 11 Performance of ‘Love Letters’ THEATER – 2 p.m. Performance of ‘Love Letters,’ by A.R. Gurney, which tells the story of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner via the letters they exchanged over their lifetime. The Production Center of the Foothills Performing Arts Center, 124 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-5407 or GEStevens17@gmail.com QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m.-4 p.m.. Thru Sunday Feb. 26. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownart.com PLAY READING – 6:30…
One Arrest After Coin Store Scuffle ONEONTA – An Edmeston man was arrested yesterday morning after Oneonta police responded to a disturbance at Oneonta Coin Co. and allegedly saw him in a physical confrontation with the owner. Timothy E. Arnold, 47, was arrested after police were called by the store’s owner, James Phraner, to report a disturbance with a customer. According to Acting Police Chief Doug Brenner, when officers arrived, Phraner, a professional weightlifter, was holding Arnold down.…
Douglas Brenner To Be Named Acting Police Chief ONEONTA – Oneonta Common Council is slated to appoint Lt. Douglas Brenner to the position of Acting Police Chief during their meeting on Jan. 4, 2017. If Council votes to appoint him, he will become acting chief effective Jan. 5, 2017, with a stipend of $15,758 for additional duties to be performed. Brenner will take over for Chief Dennis Nayor, who is leaving Jan. 20 to accept a position of Director of Research, Development,…