Funding was made available by two grants under the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant Program. It will be administered by the State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and will directly support local emergency response capabilities and promote interoperability and compatibility for public safety agencies throughout the state.…
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Otsego County Seeks To Supplement Struggling Local Emergency Services By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Emergency medical services are struggling to respond to calls county-wide, leading Otsego County officials to consider stepping in with supplemental services. “I’ve been in the service for 47 years. I have never seen it this bad,” said Rep. Dan Wilber, R-Burlington, Edmeston, Exeter, Plainfield, who is a member of the Edmeston Fire Department and Rescue Squad and the chair of the county’s Public Safety…
911 Phone Issues Resolved COOPERSTOWN – The 911 call difficulties experienced by Windstream Telephone customers in the 315 and the 822 exchange have been resolved, according to Otsego County 911 director Robert O’Brien.…
Otsego Emergency Director Reports 911 Call Difficulties COOPERSTOWN – Otsego County 911 director Robert O’Brien has warned that Windstream Telephone customers in the 315 and the 822 exchange may be unable to dial 911. If emergency assistance is needed and 911 is not available, he advises that you call (607) 547-1697.…
SNOW EMERGENCIES UNTIL NOON SATURDAY 12 Accidents Overnight; Snow Fells Trees, Wires By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The overnight snowstorm that continues today has caused a dozen accidents and brought down trees and wires across the county, reports Rob O’Brien, Otsego County 911 director. “The roads are in very poor condition,” he said. “And we’re dealing with trees and wires down everywhere due to the weight of the snow.” In Oneonta, city police have begun ticketing cars parked…
Trooper Injured In I-88 Altercation SCHENEVUS – At least one state trooper was injured in an altercation that took place near the Schenevus exit on I-88, according to Officer Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations. However, by late evening Dembinska lacked any further details.…
7 Accidents Reported Overnight, But No Injuries From Snowstorm COOPERSTOWN – Drivers stayed off the road last night as a sudden snowstorm hit the county, resulting in only seven minor motor vehicle accidents, reported Rob O’Brien, Otsego County 911 director. “Nothing stands out as out of the ordinary,” he said. “Seems like vehicles off the road due to poor road conditions is all.”…
SUNY Student Arrested For Attempted Murder By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A SUNY Oneonta student is under arrest for first-degree attempted murder after police allege that he had stabbed his girlfriend in the off-campus apartment they shared. Julian D. VanCourt-Wels, 20, Schenectady, was arrested after police responded to a 911 call of a stabbing at 30 Maple St., Apartment 2, in Oneonta. According to Police Chief Doug Brenner, police found a female victim sitting on…
CAMPER KILLED BY FALLING TREE LIMB SOUTH NEW BERLIN – A 24-year-old Rhode Island man was killed at the Grand Slam Campground during Saturday evening’s violent storm when a tree limb fell onto his tent, county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. announced this afternoon. Ryan Sutcliffe, Cumberland, R.I., was pronounced dead after a tree limb approximately 4 feet in diameter broke off during the storm, landing on his tent while he was sleeping.…
SILENT ALARM ALERTED POLICE Sheriff Releases Photos Of NBT Robbery Suspect By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com EDMESTON – The Otsego County Sheriff’s Department a few minutes ago released surveillance photos from this morning’s robbery at NBT Bank’s branch here. The suspect is being described as mid-late 20s, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10, with a tall, thin build. He was last seen wearing light colored pants, a dark colored hooded sweatshirt, dark colored shoes, a dark colored knit hat and dark…