The man found dead in a public restroom at AO Fox Hospital on May 31 was the victim of the infamous April kidnapping case in Exeter, the Otsego County Sheriff’s Office announced on Thursday, July 20. Michael A. Morton, 32, of West Winfield, entered Fox some time on the evening of May 30. He died of an accidental drug overdose and was found at 10:30 the next morning.…
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Serving Side By Side COOPERSTOWN—The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office welcomed Otsego County Veterans’ Service Agency Director Phil Couse, Binghamton Vet Center Director Cornell Morris and Vet Center Veteran Outreach Program Specialist Jason Davis recently, to learn more about services available for veterans and to receive literature and contact information for department patrols. According to a recent release from the Sheriff’s Office, Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional counseling…
Political Candidates Speak Out: Backgrounds, Goals Explained Meet the Candidate for Otsego County Sheriff for Election Day, November 8, 2022 Publisher’s Note: We sent out an e-mail asking the candidates for the major political races next week to share information about themselves, so our readers can get to know them a little better. Every candidate had the opportunity to return their answers. We asked them: A. Please tell us about yourself.B. If you were elected to office, what are your…
Toss your old medications safely Bassett Healthcare warns thousands of Americans call poison control hotlines, get admitted to the hospital, or die each year because of home medication errors or accidental consumption. Eliminating unneeded medications can save lives, they say, especially for children, the elderly, and, yes, pets. Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin and Bassett Healthcare will provide an opportunity for county residents to dispose of those no-longer-needed medicines in a safe way on National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, happening…
Arrest Made In NBT Bank Robbery The City of Oneonta Police Department announced this afternoon they had made an arrest in connection to the December 29th, 2021, robbery of the NBT bank on Wall Street. Elijah Vergari, 29, of Oneonta was arraigned in Otsego County Court on Monday February 14th, for third degree robbery. Bail was set at $10,000 due to an existing pending felony charge in Delaware County. Vergari was remanded to the custody of the Otsego County Sheriff.…
Milford man arrested for domestic dispute involving knife The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in a dispute involving a knife in the Town of Milford, following an investigation. Steven Keach, 29, allegedly destroyed property at a residence on January 27. He was taken into custody and charged with assault, criminal mischief, endangering the welfare of a child, criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree, and aggravated harassment in the second degree. Mr. Keach was remanded to…
Neglected horses rescued from farm STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Susquehanna SPCA, with help from the Otsego County Sheriff, rescued some 30 horses from a farm that was apparently hoarding them. Stacie Haynes said on Facebook that they worked more than 30 hours to relieve the farmer from those horses, who was unable to manage the amount that he had. “Seriously cannot thank the many amazing people who have stepped up to help,” Haynes said in a Facebook…
New Paltz Man Charged In Pittsfield Vehicle Theft NEW BERLIN – A New Paltz man suspected of stealing a motor vehicle in November from a Town of Pittsfield business and driving it to Pennsylvania has been arrested, sheriff’s deputies reported today. Billy J. Bates was taken into custody on Jan. 9, charged with Grand Larceny, third degree. He was held in county jail pending arraignment, then released, deputies said.…
Sheriff ‘Very Pleased’ As Results Finalized…
Editorial for November 2, 2018 Are We Doing Political Debates Right? Let’s Talk About It League of Women Voters’ moderators lost control of the Monday, Oct. 22, debate between the incumbent Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and his challenger, retired state trooper Bob Fernandez. Not the candidates – the League, to the point where moderator Barbara Heim of Oneonta threatened at least twice to shut it down and send home the 150+ attendees who packed The Fenimore Museum…