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GOP Lawmakers Rally Over Flaws In Justice Reform

GOP Lawmakers Rally Over Flaws In Justice Reform Prosecutors, Sheriffs Join Chorus Of Woes Emerging In Past 37 Days By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com MIDDLEFIELD – It was a day for reporting nightmares. Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner reported his officers apprehended a possible shoplifter, but were unable to hold the suspect under New York State’s criminal justice reforms. “Even before we are done” with the paperwork, the store owners called again.  “The shoplifter was back in their…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through July 31st, new or lapsed annual subscribers to the hard copy “Freeman’s Journal” (which also includes unlimited access to AllOtsego.com), or electronically to AllOtsego.com, can also give back to one of their favorite Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.