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Pedestrian Hit By Car Near Hartwick College

Car Hits Hartwick Student As He Jogs Near Campus ONEONTA – Police are on the scene near the entrance to Hartwick College investigating a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian who was jogging near the school. The victim, a male Hartwick student, was running with a group of students when he was struck while crossing West Street in front of the entrance to the college.  He has been airlifted to Bassett Hospital, and, according to witnesses, he was conscious when he was…
August 25, 2016

78 Bags of Heroin Seized in Orchard Street Bust

78 Bags of Heroin Seized In Orchard Street Bust ONEONTA – Two people were arrested and 78 bags of heroin seized during an investigation into narcotic trafficking in the West End. Laura Pepper, 54, and Mathew Hill, 45, were arrested after the OPD’s  Patrol Division and Special Response Team, along with the State Police K9 unit, served a search warrant at their 1-A Orchard St. address.  Confiscated at the scene were 78 bags of heroin with a street value of…
August 19, 2016

Two Arrested In Drug Bust At Budget Inn

Two Arrested After Drug Bust At Budget Inn ONEONTA – 30 bags of heroin and 23 bags of crack cocaine were seized and two people arrested in a raid this morning at the Budget Motel on Southside. Dale K. Rogers, 24 and Rameara N. Sample, 26, both of Brooklyn, were arrested after a joint investigation with the Oneonta Police, State Police and Delaware County Sheriff’s Department into illegal narcotics trafficking in and around the city of Oneonta.…
July 13, 2016

Police Assured A Fun, Safe Hometown 4th

Police Assured A Fun, Safe Hometown 4th Facebook Threat Investigated, Deemed “Not Credible” By FBI ONEONTA – With extra patrols on hand and monitoring by the State Police, the Oneonta Police Department helped assure that the Hometown 4th of July was a safe and celebratory time for all. On Thursday, June 30, Matthias Czako, Georgia, posted on Facebook claiming that Oneonta’s 4th of July event in Neahwa Park would be a target of domestic terrorism.  “We had people calling, messaging us…
July 4, 2016

Oneonta Man Arrested With 110 Bags of Heroin

Oneonta Man Arrested With 110 Bags of Heroin Baby, 5-Year-Old Living In Raided Home ONEONTA – 110 bags of heroin, 22 marijuana plants and nine guns were seized at a Main Street residence yesterday by state troopers and the OPD. Tadd A. Sherwood, 29, was arrested after the State Police Community Narcotics Enforcement Team, working with city uniformed officers, executed a search warrant at 510 Main St. Also seized were $343 in currency,  digital drug scales, 22 marijuana plants, approximately 2 grams of…
June 24, 2016

Worcester Man Arrested With Heroin, Coke, Gun

Worcester Man Arrested With Heroin, Coke, Gun Three-Time Offender Faces Life In Prison WORCESTER – Investigators with the Otsego County District Attorney’s Office partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration to take down an alleged drug trafficker and three-time felon in the Town of Worcester. Paul James Velleca, 45, was arrested yesterday after a no-knock warrant was served following an investigation put in place by Town Supervisor Donald L. Lindberg, who reported suspicious activity at Velleca’s mobile home.…
June 1, 2016

2 Arrested In Oneonta For Possessing Pot, Pills

2 Arrested In Oneonta For Possessing Pot, Pills ONEONTA – Nearly $3,000 worth of marijuana and Xanax were seized and two Oneonta residents arrested yesterday afternoon in an apartment on Cliff Street. Cody D. Schlafer, 25 and Bryan J. VanDuesen, 33, were arrested after Oneonta Police served a search warrant at their apartments on Cliff Street.  Police allegedly discovered 2.5 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of $2,500, 185 prescription Xanax pills valued at $1,000, 120 packages of marijuana edibles…
May 12, 2016

Hartwick Students, Fire Department Show Dangers Of Drunk Driving

Mock-DWI Crash Sobering For Hartwick Undergrads Rain only added to the sinking feeling of unease as Hartwick College students observed a mock drunk driving accident staged by students, Oneonta police and firefighters, and representatives of the Lester Grummons Funeral Home. Here, OFD Capt. Brad Smith, Firefighters Mark DeGraw and Erik Johnson and Assistant Chief Jim Maloney work with Grummons’ Stephen Fournier and Ryan Walsh in loading the “body” of Rahpheal Duncan, a Hartwick senior, onto a stretcher and into a…
May 6, 2016

Police Searching For Stolen Motorcycle

Oneonta Police Search For Stolen Motorcycle ONEONTA – Oneonta Police are searching a racing motorcycle and gear that were stolen during a burglary in the city two weeks ago. A “highly modified” 2013 Suzuki GSXR, along with a jacket, helmet and gloves were stolen from 115 Chestnut Street sometime between Friday, April 22 and Sunday, April 24. The motorcycle is highly modified for track racing only and not street legal.  It has no lights, turn signals or mirrors.…
May 5, 2016

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