P.M. NEWS MONDAY 1-31-22

The Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Saturday to a Walton residence in an attempt to locate Albert Antonacci, after receiving a Boone County, Indiana arrest warrant charging Antonacci with Felony Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury to a Person Under the Age of 14. Antonacci was located at that residence and subsequently arrested as a Fugitive from Justice. Antonacci was arraigned at the Town of Colchester Court on a Fugitive Complaint, and was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility without bail pending his extradition to the State of Indiana.

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Norwich Theater Company will hold auditions for ‘Boeing, Boeing” on Tuesday, At the Martin W, Kappel Theater in Norwich, Chenango Arts Council Spokesperson Mary Beth Miller told WCDO News about the characters in the show:

(Mary Beth Miller 1-31-22)

The show will run March 11th to the 13th at the Martin W. Kappel Theater in Norwich, More information is available at 607-336-2787.

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Highway and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund to pay down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Fund spending was only 17 cents of every dollar spent from the Dedicated Highway & Bridge Fund, DiNapoli recommended the state Maximize the share of trust fund revenue for capital projects by developing a multi-year plan to reduce state operations and debt service costs paid for by the Fund, Increase the share of transportation capital projects on a pay-as-you-go basis; and Reduce the trust fund’s reliance on annual General Fund transfers and use the fund’s dedicated revenue streams.

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Delaware County Sheriff Deputies responded Wednesday to a 2 car motor vehicle accident at the intersection in the Town of Harpersfield. Deputies discovered only 1 vehicle at the accident scene, the 2nd operator fled the scene. Deputies identified the operator of the fleeing vehicle as 45-year-old Wayne Swart of Hobart, whose Driver’s License was revoked on 3 separate dates. Deputies arrested Swart Sunday and charged him with Obstructing Governmental Administration, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Operating a Motor Vehicle Without an Ignition Interlock Device, and several other related charges, Swart was released on appearance and traffic tickets and is scheduled to appear at the Town of Harpersfield Court at a later date.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 1-31-22

Oneonta Police Department is investigating the death of 20-year-old male Tyler Lopresti-Castro. On Thursday at about 6:50 am, City of Oneonta employees located a male, laying on the pavement near the Silas Lane Bus Garage. Lopresti-Castro was identified by his SUNY Oneonta ID and was suffering from extended exposure to subzero temperatures, he was taken to AO Fox Hospital, video showed Lopresti-Castro emerging from a wooded area behind the garage at about 2:15 am, he may have been walking in the area of River Street-River Street Service Road, Oneida Street or Chestnut Street, Anyone with information is asked to contact Oneonta Police at (607) 432-1111 or the State University Police at Oneonta at (607) 436-3550.

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State Police arrested a 17-year-old high school student for Criminal Possession of a Weapon, after the Bainbridge-Guilford School district notified State Police about a video posted to social media which showed a subject firing a rifle at a tree after making a general threat against Black people using a racial slur. The rifle possessed by the 17-year-old was not SAFE Act compliant, he was arrested and later arraigned as an adolescent offender in Chenango County Court. The Chenango County District Attorney determined that a hate crime did not occur, since the video was not directly sent to a specific person or group. The second individual in the video will not face any charges.

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New York state’s mask mandate that requires face coverings in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues require COVID-19 vaccinations will be extended until at least February 10th. Governor Hochul said the mask mandate could be lifted after February 10th if COVID 19 cases keep declining.

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Fire destroyed a trailer at 117 April Lane in the town of Guilford Saturday Evening. Mount Upton, Unadilla & Sidney fire departments responded, all occupants & pets escaped, no injuries were reported.

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Firefighters from Morris, Oneonta & Others responded to a structure fire on Lake Street in Morris Friday night. The fire was at the site of the former Linn Tractor Company near the entrance to the Otsego County Fairgrounds, no injuries were reported.

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Delaware County Public Health reported 316 new COVID cases in the week from January 22nd to the 28th. Delaware County has had 9 COVID related deaths since the beginning of 2022.

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