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…
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Police: Man Graffitied Churches, Businesses ONEONTA – Oneonta Police arrested a man after he allegedly spray-painted “demonic” symbols on a church and other Main Street businesses, according to Police Chief Doug Brenner. Thomas R. Miller, 26, Oneonta, was arrested after a tip into graffiti that appeared on Main Street businesses and two churches between November 2019 and Feb. 22. “We were able to match the symbols with ones he posted on social media,” said Brenner.…
3 Hospitalized During SantaCon ONEONTA – Three students were hospitalized for over-consumption of alcohol during the annual SantaCon on Saturday, Dec. 7. “Two of them were sent to the ICU to be intubated, both with a blood alcohol content level over .5 percent,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner. “.4 is usually fatal.” The first, a 21-year-old male SUNY student, was transported to Bassett Hospital by police after he was found unconscious on the lawn of a house on Grove Street…
Suspect Beats Up 2 Women Officers Oneonta Man Charged With Assault By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A man arrested during a domestic dispute then slipped his handcuffs and attacked two female police officers inside the Oneonta Police Station, Police Chief Doug Brenner reported today. Zachary M. Kaplan, 29, was arrested by Officers Kristen LaPointe and Amanda Catapano following a call that he was violating an order of protection, said Brenner. “He gave them no problems at…
140 Fake IDs Seized In Raid on Oneonta Bar ONEONTA – Oneonta police seized 140 fake or altered IDs at in their biggest raid to date at the Sip & Sail bar on Friday night. “We were planning to go to several bars to conduct checks on liquor licenses and underage drinking,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner. “We went to the Sip & Sail first and discovered a large amount of underage customers.”…
In ‘Extreme Pain,’ Driver At Bassett After Viaduct Crash Stilson Faces Felonies, OPD Reports By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – “In extreme pain,” Shawn N. Stilson, 27, Oneonta, walked into the police station at 5:30 a.m. Saturday morning, bleeding from multiple cuts and complaining of pain, according to Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner. “He told police he had crashed his car and been ejected,” said Brenner. Officers investigated and found Stilson’s car had broken through the fence…
Suspect Held In Oneonta Burglary Spree ONEONTA –At least three burglaries over the past week have been solved with the arrest of an Oneonta man. Kyle A. Ives, 29, was charged in a series of break-ins – two homes and vehicle – in Center City. “With one arrest, we were able to solve three cases,” said OPD Chief Doug Brenner. Last weekend, the two houses were broken into and credit cards taken, plus $100 in cash and personal items. “He…
Three Indicted For Kidnapping, Robbery ONEONTA – Three men who allegedly grabbed an Oneonta woman off the street and threw her into a van before demanding money were indicted on felony charges of kidnapping and robbery in Otsego County court yesterday, according to District Attorney John Muehl. Erankie Liberata-Garcie, 24, Erick Tavares, 33 and James Semidey, 26, all of the Bronx, were arrested in May after Oneonta Police received a report from neighbors on Watkins Avenue that claim they saw…
‘A HAPPY ENDING’ Missing Oneonta Man Found Safe By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Chester S. Kucharski Jr., reported missing after leaving Bassett Hospital in January, has been found safe and in good health, according to Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner. “He checked into the Super 8 Motel on Southside and used his own name,” said Brenner. “The clerk recognized him and called us.” Kucharski, 67, was last seen on camera leaving Bassett around 3:50 p.m. on…