State Police searching for assault suspect State Police are asking for help in searching for a suspect in an alleged assault in Oneonta on Thursday, December 30. Anthony Masi, 29, is alleged to have struck a victim with a machete-like knife, causing them to bleed profusely from their nose at the Budget Inn on State Route 23. The victim was transported to Bassett Hospital and later transferred to Upstate Medical Center for surgery. Contact the State Police at 607-561-7400 with…
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Oneonta Police Department seeking help in identifying suspect in bank robbery While the Oneonta Police Department continues to investigate the bank robbery that occurred on Wednesday, December 29 at the NBT branch on Wall Street in Oneonta, they ask for the public’s assistance in finding a person of interest in the robbery, pictured above. According to a press release from OPD, the suspect is believed to have been assisted by another individual, who drove a four wheel sedan with blue…
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…