State Police were dispatched to a complaint of shots fired at a residence on December 14th, on State Route 79 in Chenango Forks. 1 round was fired from a rifle through a window of a house with 2 adults and 3 children inside. Police arrested; 31 year old Joseph Spencer; 23 year old Chelsie Boyce; 30 year old Joseph Wolcott; and 29 year old Brian Stevens all of Binghamton, for 1 count each of Reckless Endangerment, and Criminal Mischief, Walcott was additionally charged with Criminal Contempt. All 4 were arraigned and remanded to Broome County Correctional Facility. The investigation is continuing and additional charges are pending.
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The State DOT announced that the State Route 7 southbound on-ramp to I-81 northbound would be detoured on Wednesday. The DOT will detour State Route 7 southbound on-ramp traffic to Interstate 81 northbound within the same interchange. Motorists will follow the signs to Route 7 northbound to the I-81 northbound on-ramp. This ramp was scheduled for detour during the first stage of Phase 2 of the Prospect Mountain Project in the spring of 2016. Motorists are advised to be alert for slow moving traffic and sudden stops.
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Binghamton Police responded to the emergency room at Wilson Hospital Thursday night, after 26-year-old Franklin Reyes of Binghamton was treated for a non life-threatening stab wound to his chest. Police arrested Reyes’s wife, 22-year-old Quanisha Porter-Reyes, she was charged with first-degree assault. The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Binghamton detectives at 772-7080.
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Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig announced that a special meeting of the Oneonta Common Council would be held Tuesday at 3:30 PM at the common Council Chambers at City Hall. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the ambulance contract with the town of Oneonta. A previously announced Common Council Meeting for Wednesday has been canceled.
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Officials at Tioga Downs expect to add 445 new jobs by July 1st, due to the expansion and adding of a new casino there. A job summit was held at Tioga downs in Nichols earlier today.
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State Police at Oneonta arrested 34-year-old Edwin Palacios of Fredericksburg, Virginia for Aggravated Driving While Intoxicated with a BAC result of .21%. The arrest resulted from a traffic stop on Interstate 88 in the Town of Oneonta; Palacios was arraigned in the Town of Oneonta Court and remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $1500 cash bail.
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Investigators today arrested 18-year-old Scott Feiner of Roslyn, for 1 count of Sexual Misconduct, resulting from an alleged incident in the Town of Hancock earlier this year. Feiner is alleged to have had sexual contact with a14 year old camper, while he was working as a camp counselor at the Frenchwoods Performing Arts Camp in Hancock. Feiner was issued an appearance ticket to the Town of Hancock Court at a later date.
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The Otsego County Chamber announced that the Fun First Night New Year’s Parade would begin Thursday night at 6:00 PM. The Parade will begin at the corner of Elm and Main Streets in downtown Oneonta.
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State Police arrested 47-year-old Shannon Morrison of Unadilla, for DWI, following a motor vehicle accident on State Route 28 in Franklin. Morrison was issued traffic tickets returnable to the Town of Franklin Court on January 14th.
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