P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 7-23-24

State Police responded at about 5:00 AM today to State Highway 7 in Oneonta for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. A preliminary investigation indicates that 40 year old Amber Joy of Oneonta was walking in the roadway and was struck by a vehicle, she did not survive. The crash remains under investigation, the operator of the vehicle has been cooperative with Investigators. The roadway was reopened just before 9:30 am.

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30 year old Charles Walsh of Sidney was sentenced to 5 ½ years in state prison and 2 years of post-release supervision for his conviction of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in Delaware County Court. Walsh admitted that he possessed fentanyl in the Village of Sidney on February 6, 2024, with intent to sell, Walsh must submit a sample of his DNA to the State’s DNA data-bank and pay $375.00 dollars, he was remanded back to the Delaware County Correctional Facility to begin his sentence.

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40 year old Peter Puglisi of Sidney pleaded guilty to Attempted Burglary in Delaware County Court. An Indictment charged Puglisi with 3rd degree Burglary for unlawfully entering a storage unit in the Village of Sidney on March 24th to steal items located inside, Sidney Police responded, they followed a set of foot tracks leading away from unit, through a creek, and located Puglisi who was wearing the shoes having a tread that matched prints from the storage unit. After conferencing the case, Puglisi pleaded guilty he will likely be sentenced to 1 year in jail & he will also be required to pay restitution in the amount of $3,888.

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State Police responded to a crash on I-86 where 4 people sustained minor injuries, including one DOT worker. An investigation revealed that 4 vehicles were traveling east on I-86 in Windsor when traffic slowed for a construction vehicle that was exiting the lane of travel and going into the construction area. A tractor trailer was unable to stop and rear ended a car, which was then pushed into a parked DOT vehicle within the construction zone and also another car traveling in front of the 1st vehicle, 4 people were transported to Wilson Medical Center for minor injuries.

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State Department of Labor today released preliminary local area unemployment rates for June 2024. The State’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 4.2% in June 2024. Locally, Chenango County had 3.1% unemployment, Delaware County 3.9% & Otsego County 3.8% in June.

A.M. NEWS Tuesday 7-23-24

The National Weather Service has confirmed that storm damage in Lee in Oneida County is consistent with a tornado., as they continue to survey damage in recent weeks across several upstate counties. The total count of tornadoes in New York for July has reached 20.

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46 year old Grady Hunter of Binghamton was arrested on Sunday for 2nd degree Attempted Murder & Criminal Possession of a Weapon, following an investigation into a shots fired incident in Johnson City. On July 17, Johnson City Police investigation revealed that Hunter went to the residence of his former girlfriend and engaged in a verbal altercation with a male, Hunter allegedly fired the gun into the apartment and fled the scene. Hunter was located Sunday night & was taken into custody without incident.

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An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held in Garrattsville today from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the New Lisbon Town Hall, at 908 County Road 16, Appointments can be made with the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS.

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