P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-16-24
State Police announced that troopers issued 6,876 tickets during a special STOP DWI traffic enforcement period over Super Bowl Weekend. State Police increased patrols and conducted sobriety checkpoints to deter, identify and arrest impaired drivers, they arrested 139 people for DWI, and investigated 245 crashes, which injured 37 people. State Police did not respond to any fatal crashes during the weekend. In Troop C there were 465 tickets issued, including 13 for DWI & 102 for speeding & 11 for distracted driving.
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Port Dickinson Police and Broome County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Sunday to Port Dickinson for a report of gunfire and possible domestic dispute. Upon arrival, a female victim was located with minor injuries from a dispute with her boyfriend, who was located shortly afterwards. Law enforcement located several shell casings, both parties sustained minor injuries and the female was transported to a nearby hospital & were treated & released, neither party was cooperative with the investigation and the handgun used to fire the shots was not located. Chenango Street was closed for a few hours while Detectives processed the scene and canvassed the area for property damage and witnesses. No person sustained injuries from the firearm being discharged and no charges have been filed. During the initial crime scene investigation, a vehicle struck a Trooper car that was blocking the roadway & drove through the scene, nearly striking a Detective. That vehicle was located nearby and the operator, 37 year old Helene Delnegro of Port Dickinson was charged with DWI, Reckless Endangerment & Obstructing Governmental Administration.
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New York State Public Service Commission adopted a $200 million New York State energy bill credit to be administered by the large electric and gas utilities on behalf of their customers. The energy bill credit is a one-time credit using State-appropriated funds to provide energy bill relief to more than 8 million directly metered electric and gas customers, more than $1.4 billion has been or will be made available to New York consumers to help offset energy costs in 2024.
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SUNY campuses are investing nearly $10 million in State funding to increase their mental health services and support for students, faculty, and staff, at 28 campuses. The plans call for Hiring more staff to support students, Entering tele-counseling contracts to provide more access to therapy, Extending counselor contracts to provide services over the summer months. At least 25 campuses will hire, retain, or extend the contracts of over 90 mental health staff, More information is available at suny.edu.
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the 6 designated Free Fishing Days in New York will take place on this weekend, February 17 to 18, plus June 29 to 30, September 28, which is National Hunting and Fishing Day and November 11 Veterans Day. During these days, the fishing license requirement is waived for freshwater fishing on New York’s waters.
A.M. NEWS FRIDAY 2-16-24
Over 2500 NYSEG customers were without power in Broome, Chenango & Delaware Counties early this morning, due to the high winds knocking down tree limbs & Power lines, crews are trying to restore power as soon as possible.
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Delaware County Sheriff Craig DuMond returned from a 4 day trip to Washington DC, as President of the New York State Sheriff’s Association, meeting with members of Congress & the US Senate & FBI Director Christopher Wray, he told WCDO News that he hopes that his position will help get the Sheriff’s Associations positions taken seriously:
(Sheriff DuMond 2-16-24)
Sheriff DuMond said that he has 1 year to serve as the Association President, he is the 1st Delaware County sheriff to hold the position in the Associations 90 year history.
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36 year old Ryan Wood of Sidney appeared in Delaware County Court Wednesday and was arraigned on a sealed indictment. A 1 Count Indictment was unsealed, charging Wood with Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for allegedly selling fentanyl in the Village of Sidney on September 18, 2023. Wood pleaded not guilty to the indictment, he was released from custody, if he is convicted of this crime, he faces a maximum sentence of 9 years in state prison and up to 2 years of post-release supervision.
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Members of the Broome County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Squad and BCSO Detective Division, following several leads, located Olivia Gutierrez in the Village of Endicott and successfully brought her into custody. Gutierrez was this week’s featured warrant by the Broome County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
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