P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-5-24

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37 year old Joseph Grace of Norwich on 2 counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & 1 count of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia. Grace was arrested following a traffic stop, they seized Grace’s Backpack & applied for a search warrant on that backpack, which contained 180 wax envelopes containing Fentanyl/Heroin, 14.3 grams of crystal Methamphetamine, a digital scale, and other materials used to sell illegal narcotics. Grace was processed & was released on an appearance ticket for City of Norwich Court at a later date.

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Otsego County Sheriff’s Office arrested 31 year old Tyler Clark of Unadilla following an investigation into a report of sexual abuse allegations. Clark was charged with 2nd degree Rape & Endangering the Welfare of a Child, for allegedly performing sexual acts with a minor under the age of 17, Clark was taken to the Otsego County Correctional Facility and was released after arraignment, an order of protection was issued on behalf of the victim.

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46 year old Kellie Sanderson of Walton, appeared in Delaware County Court & was sentenced for her conviction of Welfare Fraud. Sanderson previously pleaded guilty to Felony Welfare Fraud was was sentenced to 5 years of felony probation supervision, she must pay restitution to the Delaware County Department of Social Services & she must submit a DNA sample to the State DNA data bank and pay the $50.00 DNA fee. Sanderson is also disqualified from applying for or receiving temporary assistance for 18 months & disqualified from SNAP for 24 months, Sanderson previously was found guilty of Welfare Fraud in 2014.

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The Bainbridge Initiative has invited members of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office to Bainbridge, for a Question & Answer Session regarding topics such as substance abuse, Homelessness & Mental Health issues, spokesperson Carole Kanzer explains:

(Carole Kanzer 3-5-24)

The Session will be held on Wednesday March 13th starting at 5:30 PM, at the Bainbridge Town Hall, more information is available at the Bainbridge Initiative Facebook Page or call 967-5449.

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The State Office of Consumer Services and the Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection assisted 276,000 New York households with a variety of consumer protection matters, returning nearly $9.7 million to consumers in 2023. The Public Service Commission conducted nearly 25,000 investigations, resulting in the Department returning nearly $7 million to consumers, while the Division of Consumer Protection handled 26,137 consumer complaints and inquiries returning nearly $2.7

million to consumers.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 3-5-24

38 year old Randy Condon of Sidney appeared in the Delaware County Court for sentencing on one count of 2nd degree Burglary. Condon admitted that he unlawfully entered a seasonal residence in the Town of Masonville and stole dozens of weapons, a chainsaw and other items, Condon was arrested on July 2, 2023, in the Town of Maine and charged with burglary, he was sentenced to a 7-year sentence to be followed by 10 years of parole supervision.

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Delaware County Sheriff”s Office arrested 43 year old Misty Cintron of Sidney on a Bench Warrant issued by the Delaware County Court, for failure to appear to answer to several counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell, tampering with physical evidence, and criminally using drug paraphernalia. Investigators received information that Cintron was living in an apartment in the Village of Sidney, Sheriff’s Office Investigators & the Village of Sidney Police Department were able to locate Cintron and take her into custody without incident. Cintron was arraigned & was remanded to the Delaware County Jail without bail.

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The State DEC released hunting safety statistics for the 2023 seasons , there were 12 incidents during the hunting seasons, tying with 2019 for the 2nd fewest hunting-related shooting incidents on record. The 12 Shooting Incidents recorded in 2023 include 6 two-party firearm incidents and 6 self-inflicted incidents; 2 of the shootings resulted in fatalities.

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The Unadilla Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting this morning at 8:00AM, the meeting will be held at the Bauer Community Center.

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