Police Locate Man In Route 33 Crash PHOENIX MILLS – A 28-year-old man believed to have fled the scene of a car crash that damaged a parked car and a telephone pole early this morning has been located, according to state police. The driver, who has not yet been identified, was found “alive and well” earlier this afternoon, according to Aga Dembinska, Troop C public relations officer.…
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DRIVER FLEES SCENE, SOUGHT Early Morning Hit, Run Shakes Up Phoenix Mills By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com PHOENIX MILLS – State police are seeking the driver of a grey 2009 Ford who they say fled the scene after a noisy crash at 4:46 a.m. today on Route 33 at the south end of this Town of Middlefield hamlet. Neighbors say everyone woke with a jolt. They estimated the driver must have been going 80 mph. A so-far unknown person…
Residents Scammed In Franklin; Troopers Warn Others, Be Wary FRANKLIN – State police at Oneonta are investigating a report that two men posing as utility-company workers perpetrated a scam here, and are warning other homeowner to be alert. Troopers said the two men, wearing walkie-talkies, distracted two elderly residents in front of their home in Franklin yesterday while someone else sneaked into their home and took cash, jewelry and coins.…
Police Find 2 Bodies In Hobart Apartment HOBART – A man and a woman were found dead in their Hobart apartment this afternoon, according to Troop C Public Information Officer Aga Dembinska. Troopers were called to the apartment building at 60185 State Route 10 in Hobart at 3:30 p.m., where they found a man and a woman’s bodies.…
Troopers Defuse Hostage Crisis In Worcester WORCESTER – A hostage situation on Main Street yesterday afternoon ended with two people safe and a shotgun-toting 20-year-old man in custody, state police are reporting this morning. At about 2:15 p.m., troopers were dispatched by 911. when they arrived, the hostages exited the front of the residence but the suspect, Edgar R. Gonzalez-Francis, remained inside, reportedly armed with a shotgun, Troop C’s Public Information Office reports.…
Three Teens Arrested In Dunkin’ Donuts Fight ONEONTA – Three teenagers were arrested after a 16-year-old girl allegedly attacked a Dunkin’ Donuts employee, starting a fight at the store on Chestnut Street, state police report. State police report they were dispatched Sunday to the doughnut shop on a report the girl, unhappy with an order she had made at the drive-thru, struck the employee and broke items in the store. When another customer took a picture of the license plate,…
Man Arrested For Kicking Developmentally Disabled Man MILFORD – An Oneonta man was arrested after an investigation revealed that he allegedly assaulted a resident of a home for developmentally disable adults. Houston S. Hollister, 33, was arrested after a report that Hollister allegedly pushed and kicked a resident while he was employed at a residential home for people with developmental disabilities in the town of Milford. The original incident occurred on December 25, 2017. After an investigation, Hollister was arrested…
FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED TO HOUSE AFLAME DAVENPORT VICTIMS INFANT, 3-YEAR-OLD By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com DAVENPORT – Two children, ages one and 3, were identified as the victims in the fatal structure fire early this morning in the Town of Davenport. According to a release posted to the Delaware County Department of Emergency Services Facebook page, the 911 call was received this morning at 1:46 a.m. Arriving at the scene, responding units found the four-unit apartment building fully engulfed in…
2 Children Killed In Davenport Fire DAVENPORT – Two children were killed and one adult hospitalized with burn injuries after a house fire in in the Town of Davenport. According to a news release, State Police responded to a Delaware County 911 call at 1:46 a.m. reporting a structure fire at 435 Dehning Road. The fire was extinguished by Davenport Fire Dept., Pindars Corners Fire Dept., Hobart Fire Dept., and Kortright Fire Dept, but an investigation determined that two children died…
Missing Bronx Man Found Dead in Roxbury ROXBURY – State Police reported this afternoon that the body of Christian Rojas-Martinez, 22, Bronx, was recovered earlier today, after being reported missing by his companions shortly after midnight on Jan. 21. Martinez was allegedly camping with six other men at a home on 521 Old Ferris Farm Road, in the town of Roxbury over the weekend. The friends told police that he wandered away from the campsite at around 3:30 p.m. Saturday,…