Troopers Warn of Email Scam ONEONTA – State Police are warning people to delete scam emails which threaten to release allegedly explicit videos if the victim refuses to pay a ransom. According to Trooper Ag Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, the email demands the email recipient to pay a Bitcoin ransom to keep alleged sexually explicit videos from being sent to all the contacts in the person’s email and social media contacts.…
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Easter Sunday, Unadilla Man Arrested Twice By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – State Police arrested a Unadilla man twice on Sunday for allegedly threatening a victim he had previously been ordered to stay away from. Dennis P. Lafferty, 38, was arrested at 1:37 p.m. after troopers responded to fa domestic dispute at a residence on Clifton Street in the Village of Unadilla. Troopers located Lafferty on the back porch of the home where, according to the victim,…
Bogus Officer Stopping Traffic, Issuing ‘Travel Ban’ Warnings ONEONTA – State Police are investigating two incidents of who allegedly impersonated a trooper to conduct traffic stops and harass drivers over a non-existent “travel ban.” According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C Public Information Officer, the suspect – likely the same person in both instances, she noted – allegedly pulled over two cars in late March. The individual then asked the purpose of the motorists’ travel and warned they would be…
Burlington Flats Man Dies In Motorcycle Crash RICHFIELD – A 20-year-old Burlington Flats man was killed when he was hit by a car making a turn on State Route 28 near the Canadarago Lake boat launch in the Town of Richfield. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, Kyle J. Seamon was driving his motorcycle south on Route 28 when a woman driving an SUV north made a left turn onto Hyder Road, directly into Seamon’s path. …
Man Struck By Trailer Succumbs To Injuries SCHUYLER LAKE – The pedestrian who was struck by a trailer this afternoon has died, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer. It is believed that the pedestrian, whose name has not yet been released, entered the roadway when he was struck. The driver of the tractor trailer has not been charged at this time.…
Man Struck By Tractor Trailer In Schuyler Lake SCHUYLER LAKE – A man was seriously injured after was struck by a tractor trailer driving on County Road 22 in Schuyler Lake. According to Trooper Aga Dembinska, Troop C public information officer, a tractor trailer with a dump trailer was traveling east on County Road 22 when an adult male pedestrian entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle. Troopers were dispatched to the scene at 1:44 p.m.…
State Police Launch St. Patty’s Day Patrols SIDNEY – State Police, including Troop C, which patrols Otsego County, will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired and reckless driving as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway this weekend. Funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the patrols will continue through next Wednesday.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Remembering Our First President HISTORY – 6:30 p.m. Learn how our memory of the First US President has changed over time in ‘The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President’ presented by author Matthew R. Costello, Senior Historian White House Historical Association. Fort Plain Museum, 389 Canal St., Fort Plain. 518-993-2527 or visit www.fortplainmuseum.com/viewevent.aspx?ID=1053…
Two Men Arrested In Walmart Vandalism ONEONTA – State police have arrested the other two men accused of vandalizing the Walmart craft aisle in early January. Jamie R. Sophie, 21, and Nathaniel Rubera 21, both of Unadilla, were arrested and charged with the felony of Criminal Mischief in the third degree and the misdemeanor of Conspiracy in the fifth degree for allegedly entering the store on Jan. 8, and opening bottles craft paint to damage more than $250 worth of…
Walton Man Charged With DWI, Walmart Vandalism ONEONTA – One of the three men wanted for allegedly vandalizing the Walmart fabric aisle with craft paint was arrested and charged with DWI over the weekend, according to Trooper Aga Dembinska, public relations officer, Troop C. Devin K. Castillo, 19, Walton was arrested in Sidney Center after troopers received a complaint of a car rolled over on Main Street in Sidney Center at 3:36 a.m. on Saturday, Jan 11. When troopers arrived,…