Duo sentenced for series of gas station robberies By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A pair of Otsego County men were sentenced Monday, May 10, for their roles in a series of robberies, attempted robberies and an assault that took place during a one-day crime spree April 24, 2020, in and around the city and town of Oneonta. Brian Ruple, 42, of Otego, received a sentence of seven years in state prison for a second degree assault…
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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…
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…
Three Charged In April Burglary ONEONTA – Three men were arrested and returned to Oneonta to be charged in a burglary at a house on Washington Street in April, according to Oneonta Police. Teddy Faison, 34, Oneonta, was arrested in July by the Village of Monticello Police Department, while Brian deVaughn Scott Jr., 19 and Nelson Navar Jr., 19, both of Utica, were arrested in Utica and were arraigned in Oneonta City Court last week.…
Two Teens Arrested For Armed Robbery ONEONTA – Two Oneonta teens were arrested following an investigation into an armed robbery of a SUNY Oneonta student this past December. Kobe Kimble, 17 and Gabriel Perez, 17, were arrested by Oneonta Police in connection to the knifepoint robbery of a SUNY student from Brookhaven on Dec. 2, 2016. Police alleged that the suspects, during the commission of the robbery, knocked the victim to the ground, displayed a knife and forced the victim…
Police: Man Broke Into Home, Took Elderly Woman’s Meds UNADILLA – A Unadilla man was arrested after an elderly woman reported he broke into her house, shoved her and stole her perscription medication, sheriff’s deputies report. Robert Colvin, 32, was arrested and charged after the victim told a family member that earlier that day, she home alone when she heard loud banging on her door, the report said.…
SUSPECT FACES BURGLARY CHARGE City Police: Teen Stole Car, Rammed Mini-Mart With it ONEONTA – A Delancey man was arrested today, charged with driving a stolen car into the Oneonta’s Taylor’s Mini-Mart, Main Street, in an apparent attempt to rob the store. Police alleged he’d done the same earlier in the evening in the Delhi area. Wade D. Armstrong, 19, was arrested by Oneonta City Police early this morning after police located a red Subaru reported to be involved in a hit…
Cooperstown Police Seek Purse Snatcher Chief Urges Residents, ‘Lock Your Doors’ COOPERSTOWN – Police are warning Cooperstown residents to lock their doors after a man walked into a Nelson Avenue home and stole a purse. Around 3 p.m. yesterday afternoon, a man in drove up to a home on Nelson Avenue in a green Dodge Caravan and walked into the house while the residents were upstairs. He allegedly stole a purse off a table, and the children saw him as…
Suspect In Oneonta Rite Aid Robbery Charged In Walgreens Robbery, Too ONEONTA – An Otego man charged with attempting to rob Rite Aid was also charged with robbing Walgreens last night, Oneonta police report. Charles M. Howe, 26, Otego, was arrested after police alleged he entered the Rite Aid at 94 Chestnut St. early this morning, made a purchase and attempted to grab cash out of the drawer. He fought briefly with the cashier, then fled the scene. A store employee followed…
Oneonta Robbery Investigation Leads To Occupant Drug Bust ONEONTA – In the course of investigating last night’s burglary at 73 Center Street, the home’s occupant was arrested for possessing nearly 10 pounds of marijuana. Alexander Coffran, 27, was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession after 9.6 lbs of marijuana, valued between $55-$60,000, was recovered from his home as police investigated a robbery from a distress call they received at 1:40 a.m. In addition, $300 worth of concentrated cannabis and $2,377 in…