Police/Fire

One charged in stabbing in Palm Gardens brawl

A man was stabbed multiple times early Friday morning at a brawl at the Palm Gardens bar on Elm Street in Cortland; one person was charged with assault and four others with misdemeanors, city police …

A Virgil man was charged Monday with having inappropriate sexual contact several times between January 2022 and this month in the town of Virgil. Joseph P. Cunningham, 37, of Route 11, was …

Accused: Daniel P. Keith, 35, of Otisco Valley Road, Preble Charges: First-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, a felony; driving while intoxicated, driving with suspended …

Cortland police seek $750,000 to update aging tech

As prices for police tech climb, grants, like the $750,000 state grant the city is waiting to hear back about, becomes ever more important, Cortland Police Chief Paul Sandy said.. …

Accused: Heather A. Hill-Yackel, 46, of West Keeney Road, Cuyler Charges: First-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony Details: Hill-Yackel passed two counterfeit $100 …

Police, sheriff’s officers seek to help kids with Christmas

Imagine a Christmas after a tough year. Maybe the folks are out of work. Maybe someone was sick, or died. Or maybe the child was sick, or hurt. The Cortland County Sheriff’s office, and …

A Cortlandville man was charged Tuesday with possessing nearly $1,400 worth of methamphetamine and crack cocaine, Cortland county sheriff’s officers said. Brandon L. Hallstead, 31, of …

County names new undersheriff

New Cortland County Undersheriff Chad Burhans began his career in the sheriff’s department as a patrol officer, rising to the rank of undersheriff on Nov. 1. Burhans said his experience …

Thirty-one people have been indicted in connection with two drug-trafficking rings distributing fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine across Central New York, including Cortland County, …

Accused: Patrice Macleod, 58, of Ithaca Charges: Driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08% or more, misdemeanors; failure to keep right, a violation. Details: …

Mayor predicts body cameras for cops by the new year

Cortland police should have body-worn cameras by Jan. 1, said Mayor Scott Steve, and more surveillance could be coming. “They’re an accountability piece we’d like to …

Accused: George G. Middleton, 51, of Rochester Charges: Two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a felony Details: State police stopped Middleton’s …

Accused: Shawn M. Seamans, 48, of Dryden Charges: Three counts of seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor Details: Tompkins County sheriff’s …

Accused: Steven J. Miller, Jr., 18, of Spencerport Charges: Driving while intoxicated, driving with a blood alcohol content of 0.08% or more, misdemeanors, speed not reasonable and prudent, …

Real fire, real training

  Homer Fire chief Jay Riley walked through the structure Friday with other county officials, noting what could be learned. Dark, scorch marks, the smell of wood and ash, one corpse-like …

Man faces trial in robbery after rejecting plea offer

A Cortland man faces trial starting Oct. 30 after he rejected a plea agreement that would have limited his sentence to the nearly three years in prison he’s already served, and after a judge …

Accused: Matthew R. Grady, 34, of Cortland Charges: Third-degree larceny, a felony Details: Grady took more than $5,000 while working at Beer Depot in Cortlandville, state police said …

Accused: Freddy A. Duarte-Ramos, 38 Charges: Driving while intoxicated, a felony; second-degree harassment, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, crossing road hazard markings, failure to …

Four people have been indicted in the kidnapping and killing of an Ithaca man in May; seven others have been arrested so far, state police said Tuesday. A Tioga County grand jury handed up an …

LANSING — A skateboarder died Friday evening when he was struck from behind by a motorist in the town of Lansing. Tompkins County sheriff’s deputies and Lansing firefighters were …

To prevent a fire, Homer chief plans to start one

 

Accused: Travis J. Dise, 29, Route 206, Masonville Charges: Fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony Details: Dise took more than $1,000 in merchandise Wednesday from the Walmart on Bennie …

Accused: Christopher A. Leonard, 38, of Route 26, North Pitcher Charges: Third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony; seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled …

DRYDEN -- A woman died Saturday and two others were injured when their car struck a tree in the town of Dryden, state police reported Sunday. Cora-Su B. Brooks, 38, of Groton was driving about …

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