Jail Sprinkler System Faulty, Sheriff Reports But Repairs May Not Happen Until 2018 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – The sprinkler system in the Otsego County jail is faulty, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. told the county board’s Public Safety & Legal Affairs Committee this morning, but repairs may not come anytime soon. “What I was told, if the system is activated, it will probably clog,” he told the committee at its monthly meeting. Although it’s unclear…
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NEWSPAPER ARTICLE CITED Devlin: Politics Prevents Fair County Investigation He Asks For NY Commission of Correction Review COOPERSTOWN – In light of an article in today’s editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. has issued a statement “questioning the integrity” of the county Board of Representatives’ investigation of his department “since a political motive has now emerged.” CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO NEWSPAPER STORY If the county board has any evidence of wrongdoing in…
54 Headstones Vandalized In Hartwick Cemetery HARTWICK – 54 Headstones in the Hartwick Cemetery, some of them over a century old, were broken and desecrated overnight in an apparent act of vandalism. “It’s terrible,” said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. “It’s an absolute disgrace. People are upset. This is their loved one’s place of rest, and it’s been disturbed.”…
In 10 Days, Deputies Seize Marijuana Worth $112,000 Libby Cudmore • The Freeman’s Journal Edition of Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014 ‘Tis the season for seizing at the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department. “Growers are moving their marijuana plants and harvesting before the hard frost hits,” said county Sheriff Richard Devlin. “So we concentrate with multiple resources and try to wrap everything up.” In the last two weeks, county Sheriff’s investigators has made three sizable marijuana busts, including nearly 13 pounds seized…
Well-Wishers Fill Courtroom #1 For Seward, Devlin Swearings-In Sheriff Recalls Judge’s Prediction Of Heroin Scourge, Vows To Fight On COOPERSTOWN – Four years ago today in Courtroom #1, Otsego County Judge Brian Burns issued the first alarm to an astonished crowd: He expected heroin would be the biggest scourge the judicial system would face during his term. Today, Judge Burns swore in county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin for a third term, and the lawman ruefully recalled the jurist’s prediction, which proved…
