Bronx Teen Killed In Walton ATV Crash WALTON – A 15-year-old from The Bronx died Friday afternoon when he lost control of an ATV near here and and crashed into a tree, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department reports. Responding to a 911 call, deputies and Walton firefighters and EMTs found the teen had lost control of the all-terrain vehicle on Iroquois Trail Road; it ran off the road and he was thrown from the ATV, Sheriff Craig DuMond said today.…
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ONEONTA DRIVER UNINJURED Logging Truck Flips In Delhi DELHI – A Delhi road was shut down for several hours after a logging truck driven by an Oneontan overturned on slush-covered roads Monday evening, the Delaware County sheriff reported today. According to Sheriff Craig DuMond, David Stanton, 35, Oneonta, was driving the tractor-trailer on East Terry Clove Road when the trailer, loaded with logs, jack-knifed on the slush covered roadway and partially rolled onto its side as Stanton made a left…
CONVINCED VICTIM: DON’T SEND CASH! Oneonta UPS Worker Helps Stop Online Scam ONEONTA – An employee at the Oneonta UPS store on Southside helped stop a victim from sending thousands of dollars to what turned out to be a scam artist, according to Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond. DuMond’s department was contacted by an elderly bank customer who had responded to a pop-up notification on their computer, stating that the machine was in need of repair. When the “mark” responded,…
‘Bail Reform Nightmare’ Requires Delaware Sheriff To Ignore Better Instincts Suspect In Forcible Home Entry Released By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DELHI – It’s another example of “the bail reform nightmare,” said Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond after he was required this week to release a suspect who allegedly forced his way into a Walton home, stole prescription drugs and choked a female occupant. “It is still very difficult for me to fathom a world where a criminal…
Faces 41 Counts of Cruelty, Abuse Sheriff: Franklin Man Trained Dogs To Fight By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To www.ALLOTSEGO.com SIDNEY – A week after 20 dogs were rescued from a Franklin home “like something out of a horror film,” Nasir Azmat, 41, has been arrested and charged with 41 counts of animal fighting and cruelty charges. “I have a special place in my heart to defend the defenseless,” said Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond at this morning’s press conference.…
Arrest Made In Dog Fighting Case SIDNEY – Sheriff Craig S. DuMond has announced that a Franklin man has been arrested in the case of 20 dogs “inappropriately held and neglected for the purpose of dog fighting,” according to release sent this morning by the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department.…
Missing Sidney Man Found Dead in Franklin By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FRANKLIN – The body of a 51-year-old Sidney man who went missing two months ago was discovered by utility line employees clearing branches in a wooded area of the Town of Franklin Wednesday, Delaware County Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced in a press release today. The man was identified as Byron J. Furman and determined to have died “as a result of natural causes.” “He probably had a heart…