9-Year-Old Airlifted After ATV Accident LAURENS – A 9-year-old boy was airlifted to Albany Medical Center after an ATV crash last night near the Oneonta Municipal Airport. State Police responded to a call at 8:58 p.m. that the boy had overturned an ATV on a trail on private property near the airport, which is in the Town of Laurens. He was not wearing a helmet, and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he was treated for minor injuries. The investigation…
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Breed Fitness Owner Charged With Reckless Endangerment ONEONTA – Kurtis Breed, 30, owner of Breed Fitness, was arrested after allegedly driving recklessly towards another motorist in the Price Chopper parking lot. He was arrested after State Troopers were advised of an incident in the Price Chopper parking lot on June 5. Their investigation determined that Breed was driving a black Audi S4 sedan when he purposely drove recklessly towards another motorist and veered at the last second and then drove away.…
Maryland Man Charged With Assaulting Girlfriend MARYLAND – A 24 year old Maryland man was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend on three occasions over an eight month period, according to State Troopers. Jesse J. Adams was arrested after troopers were advised of a series of physical assaults that occurred at a home on Dog Hill Road in the Town of Maryland. An investigation determined that during disputes with his girlfriend, Adams had physically assaulted her three times over the last…
Oneonta Woman Charged With DUI After Otsego Crash ONEONTA – An Oneonta woman was arrested for driving while impaired by drugs after she drove her car off Route 28 in the Town of Otsego, state police report. The suspect is Deborah Perkins, 53. An investigation determined that Perkins was driving while impaired by drugs when she crashed, and a search revealed that she unlawfully possessed about six grams of marijuana, troopers said. In situations like this, those who are being…
State Troopers Honor, Remember Fallen Friends By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com SIDNEY – May 20 marks the 22nd anniversary of the day Trooper Ricky Parisian was shot and killed by Colin Hyde, who was attempting to stop a robbery at the Great American, now the Southside Mall. And this morning, Parisian and the 16 other Troop C state police officer who gave their lives in service of their community were honored with a Memorial Day service on the lawn of…
Alabama Fugitive Arrested For DWI In Town of Oneonta ONEONTA – A man arrested for a DWI after a state police traffic stop yesterday morning was discovered to be a fugitive from Alabama. Roger D. Elam, 29, Davenport, was allegedly observed speeding and driving across hazard marks on Main Street in the town of Oneonta. An investigation by state police determined that he was driving while intoxicated with a BAC of .15 percent, and further investigation revealed that he was…
Milford Dad Accused Of Shaking Boy, DWI MILFORD – A father from Milford was accused of shaking his toddler and then nearly hitting him with a car as he drove away. Troopers were made aware of a dispute at the home of Zachary Kaplan, 26, and during the investigation determined that he had grabbed and shaken the two year-old during a dispute. He fled the premises, nearly striking the child again, and was arrested by Otsego County Sheriff’s Deputies after he…
Troopers Identify Man In Fatal Stericycle Accident ONEONTA – An employee of Stericycle on Lower River Street was killed after he was caught between a tractor trailer and a loading dock yesterday morning. John H. Murphy, 68, of Oneonta, was killed after he attempted to walk between a tractor trailer and a loading dock, unaware that the truck was backing up. He was fatally struck, and died at the scene. The Oneonta Fire Department and State Troopers assisted at the scene,…
Merchants Beware: That $100 Bill May Be Bogus ONEONTA – State police have received “numerous complaints” of counterfeit $100 bills being used in Otsego and Delaware county stores with the intent of scamming merchants, according to State Trooper Nathan Riegal, public information officer. The scam works when a person uses a counterfeit $100 bill to purchase a small number of item, then receives change back in legal tender. If a merchant suspects someone of using a counterfeit bill, they are urged…
Accident Victim Was Morris Man ONEONTA – Oneonta state troopers have identified Guillermo J. Soto, 50, of Morris, as the driver killed in the fatal car accident in the Town of Pittsfield on Saturday morning. According to a press release, Soto had been driving his 2000 Daewoo Lanos northbound on the roadway when he lost control, for an unknown reason, and struck a tree on the west shoulder. He was found deceased in the driver’s seat with his seat belt on.…