Trustees Appear To Reaffirm Anti-Heroin Program Backing By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The Village Board this afternoon appeared to reaffirm support for Police Chief Michael Covert’s anti-heroin program after he briefed them and answered their questions. In an unannounced addition to a meeting called for a final review of the 2016-17 village board, trustees appeared to be concerned whether Covert’s program was actually serving village residents, and whether other entities – the Oneonta Police Department and the county…
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Heroin, Coke Seized In Raid Near Sidney ‘No Knock’ Search Yields Suspect GUILFORD – Executing a “no knock” search warrant here yesterday, Chenango County deputies and Sidney village police report seizing 280 packets of heroin, an ounce of cocaine, drug scales, packaging material and cash. The resident of 104 Spreutels Lane, Samuel Rivera, was charged with two counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled in the Third Degree (Class B Felony), Criminal Nuisance in the First Degree (Class E Felony),…
Ulster Deputies Arrest 3 Oneontans For Allegedly Driving Heroin Home ONEONTA – Three Oneontans are facing charges for allegedly transporting “a large of amount of heroin” from New York City to their hometown, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Department is reporting. They were identified as Francesca Lorusso, 20, Ricardo J. Korianski, 34, and Jason E. Blass, 36.…
Chenango County Police Force Joins PAARI, Anti-Heroin Push OXFORD – Chief Richard Nolan announced today that the Oxford Police Department has partnered with The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) and Truth Pharm to launch their addiction outreach and recovery program, Road to Recovery. This is the program the Cooperstown Police Department began implementing on Thanksgiving Day. The Oxford Police Department’s program will officially begin on Feb. 15. The department has already hosted a community Narcan training at Oxford High School and…
ON THANKSGIVING, HELP FOR ADDICTS Coop Chief’s Immediate-Response Plan Starts COOPERSTOWN – Beginning Thanksgiving Day, heroin addicts can walk into the Cooperstown Police station at 22 Main and be assigned to a detox and recovery program “on the spot,” Chief Michael Covert is announcing on his department’s Facebook page. “Bassett Medical Center has committed to helping fast-track people that walk into the police station so that they can be assessed quickly and the proper care can be administered quickly,” Covert…
2 Men Arrested In Cooperstown Raid On Heroin, Marijuana Related Charges COOPERSTOWN – Two Cooperstown men, Ryan R. West, 22, and Timothy L. Pirone, 20, were arrested this morning after a raid of their apartment at 43 Pioneer St. and charged with “a multitude of drug-related charges,” Village Police Chief Michael K. Covert announced. Village police received information in early September of suspected drug possession and usage in the 43 Pioneer, Covert said in a press released. Officers and the District…
2 Found Dead In Delhi; Heroin Overdose Feared…
Seward’s Heroin Task Force Sends Bill Package To House ALBANY – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who convened a session of the Joint Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction in Oneonta last year, today announced the Senate passage of the comprehensive package of bills that resulted. The goal, he said, is to help decrease heroin deaths and put more drug dealers behind bars for peddling dangerous opioids. As a member of the task for, the senator said, “I have…
70 Packets Of Heroin Seized In ‘No Knock’ Chenango Raid NEW BERLIN – A New Berlin man has been charged with heroin possession after a “no knock” search warrant was executed at 11:20 a.m. yesterday by Chenango County Sheriff’s deputies at 134 Great Brook Potter Road. The search warrant stemmed from a lengthy investigation into the sales of heroin and cocaine in Chenango County. The Narcotics Division and Road Patrol Deputies made entry into the residence and took Nathaniel G.…
TWO DEATHS BLAMED ON TAINTED HEROIN ONEONTA – At least two people in Otsego County have died from tainted heroin now circulating in the community, according to Julie Dostal, executive director LEAF, the anti-addiction education agency. “We’re devastated,” Dostal said a few minutes ago. “We’re working with the recovery community to get the word out and keep people safe.” Wednesday afternoon, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and Oneonta Police Chief Dennis Nayor issued a statement alerting the public to the…