2 TEENS ARRESTED AFTER CRASH Sheriff’s Deputies Seize Mushrooms, Marijuana ONEONTA – Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two teenagers and seized three pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and five pounds of marijuana after locating a vehicle that had allegedly fled the scene of an accident over the weekend. Skyler D. Blass, 19, Otego, and Treyton J. Hathaway 18, Oneonta, were arrested after Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputies were alerted by Otsego County 911 to be on the lookout for a vehicle that…
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Police Officer Injured During Suspect Chase ONEONTA – An Oneonta Police officer was injured after the suspect fled over a fence and down an embankment, according to Police Chief Doug Brenner. Wanted on a failure to appear and criminal contempt charges, Christopher Youngs Jr. 19, Town of Maryland, was allegedly seen at a house at 31 Fairview St. When officers tried to arrest Youngs on the outstanding warrants, he allegedly jumped out of the second story window of the house…
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 Charged With Trafficking Heroin ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested three people and seized $200 worth of heroin following an investigation into narcotics trafficking into the City of Oneonta. Phillip S Brunson, 29, Manhattan, and Rachel E. Palmetier, 50, and Kyrin L. Donato, 43, both of Oneonta were arrested after an early-morning raid was executed at 14 Washington St. in Oneonta. During the raid, which was conducted with the assistance of K-9 Ricky of the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department, police allegedly…
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…
Pair Arrested For Heroin, Crack Cocaine, Taking Car WORCESTER – Two people were arrested with heroin, needles, crack pipes and crack cocaine after failing to return a car they had borrowed from a neighbor, according to the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department. Andrew J. Robinson, 20, Worcester and Victoria C. Keever, 21, Schenevus, were arrested after deputies allege that a Worcester neighbor allowed the defendants to use their vehicle to make what they believed to be a short trip to the…
Home-Invasion Report Leads To Marijuana Arrest ONEONTA – The report of a home invasion yesterday led to the discovery of $12,000 worth of marijuana in his home and the arrest of the homeowner, Oneonta police reported today. Edwin C. Milette, 25, was arrested after a younger sibling called the Oneonta police to report an attempted home invasion robbery on Wednesday, March 8, at 306 Chestnut St. in the city. According to the caller, police said, three men had arrived at the…
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…
2 Arrested With Heroin, Crushed Xanax, Cash ONEONTA – A traffic stop by Oneonta Police yielded 37 bags of heroin, $200 worth of crushed Xanax and cash, and led to the arrests of two New York City men. Raul Diaz; 22, and Ricky T. Peralta Morban, 25, were arrested after Sgt. Brandon Collison observed a vehicle matching the description of a vehicle that had been reported by the state police as almost striking a road worker in another township. After stopping the…