Second Man Arrested With Ruple Not Just Gas Stations, Oneonta Man Allegedly Hit Losie’s, Dollar Tree ONEONTA – In addition to his arrests for allegedly robbing the Taylor Mini Mart and attempting to rob the Kwik Fill in the City of Oneonta, Bryan Ruple, 41, also allegedly tried to rob Losie’s Gun Shop in Davenport and the Dollar Tree on Southside in Oneonta, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, State Police Troop C public information officer. Additionally, Derrek Gray, 41, Laurens,…
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Oneonta Man Arrested After Robbery Spree By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Following four gas station robberies, including one where a clerk was stabbed, an Oneonta man has been arrested and charged in the five-hour spree across Oneonta and Otego overnight and into Friday morning. “I called Mayor Herzig after we made the arrest,” said Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner. “I told him, ‘we got him, you can sleep well tonight’.” Bryan Ruple, 41, Oneonta, was arrested…
INCIDENTS IN ONEONTA, OTEGO Suspect Sought In 4 Stick-Ups At Quick-Stops In One Case, Clerk Stabbed In Hand By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Four gas-station robberies were reported between 1:20 a.m. and 6:20 a.m. today in the city and town of Oneonta, and in Otego, city police and state troopers report. In one case, the clerk was stabbed in the hand; in at least two of the other cases, the suspect said he was armed, but…
Assemblyman Salka Donates Masks To Oneonta Police Dept.…
Troopers Warn of Email Scam ONEONTA – State Police are warning people to delete scam emails which threaten to release allegedly explicit videos if the victim refuses to pay a ransom. According to Trooper Ag Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, the email demands the email recipient to pay a Bitcoin ransom to keep alleged sexually explicit videos from being sent to all the contacts in the person’s email and social media contacts.…
Helios, OFO Top Recipients Of Community Foundation Grants ONEONTA – Nine community organizations, including Helios Care, Opportunities for Otsego and Catholic Charities, have received more than $65,000 in grants from the Community Foundation for South Central New York to help the fight against COVID-19. “Typically, we support school districts, arts organizations and human services,” said Diane Brown, executive director. “But COVID-19 hit in the middle of our spring grant cycle, so we repurposed our funding.”…
Future For Oneonta Foundation Offers Mini-Grants To Non-Profits ONEONTA – Citing the “unprecedented” COVID-19 crisis, the Future for Oneonta Foundation has opened applications for mini-grants to non-profits who have been impacted by the shutdowns. “It is our hope to help the Oneonta community through this most difficult time,” the foundation said in a press release sent this evening.…
LETTER TO EDITOR from JUDITH PACHTER The Answer: Choose People Over Money To the Editor: As a former registered nurse and a retired financial adviser, I see both sides of this horrendous dilemma. But in my mind, there is no amount of money that is worth one death that could have been prevented. We sit in our isolated homes in rural Central New York and feel a bit sorry for ourselves because we cannot do or should not do what…
At Virtual Animal Shelter, You Can …TEE A PUDDY TAT… Whenever You Feel Like IT By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Wylie understands the frustration and boredom of quarantine. “When Wylie came into our shelter, he had been attacked by either a fox or a coyote,” said Terra Butler, Super Heroes in Ripped Jeans director and founder. “Because we couldn’t find the animal that attacked him, we couldn’t get it tested for rabies. Most shelters would have…
SOCIALIZE AND MAINTAIN DISTANCE With Elena’s Michael, Dine Together – Apart By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Michael Tracy, who owns Elena’s Michael Catering, doesn’t want to see anyone eating alone. “The idea is this,” he said. “You call up five to seven of your friends, and I’ll deliver meals to all of them. Then you get online” – using Skype, Zoom or Google Hangouts – “and have a virtual dinner party.” With much of his popular catering…
