State Police CNET arrested 24 year old Thomas Cole of Whitney Point for 14 counts each of Identity Theft & Falsifying Business Records, as well as 10 counts of Forgery, 4 counts of Scheme to Defraud and 14 counts of Criminal Impersonation. The arrest followed an investigation into the purchase of pseudoephedrine between last September & November, where Cole allegedly used driver’s licenses belonging to 2 separate individuals for the purposes of illegally purchasing pseudoephedrine at Broome County Pharmacies, in order to illegally manufacture methamphetamine. Cole was arraigned & was returned to the Broome County Jail.
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More than 200 new State Troopers graduated from the State Police Academy this morning at a ceremony in Albany. Trooper Lindsey Rumenapp of Oneonta commented about the 6 months of training & her expectations:

(Trooper Lindsey Rumenapp 1-31-18)

Trooper Rumenapp will be assigned to Troop C in Sidney, along with 35 other graduates.
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State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli appeared at the Investor Summit on Climate Risk at the United Nations, he announced a $2 billion increase to the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s low emissions equities index, doubling its investment. The Fund was the first public pension fund in the U.S. to create an index that excludes or reduces holdings in the worst carbon emitters and shifts investments to lower emitting corporations. The increased allocation raises the current value of the Fund’s sustainable investments to more than $7 billion.
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33-year-old Brock Likens of Greene is facing federal charges for allegedly possessing child pornography on a computer. Officials traced an IP address to Likens apartment, a subsequent search of the apartment turned up several computer files containing child pornography. Likens is being held in the Broome County Jail pending action in Federal Court.
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Governor Cuomo announced Round III of the New York Broadband program, to ensure high-speed Internet access for all New Yorkers. The $209.7 million Round III awards will provide 122,285 homes, businesses and community institutions across the state with access to high-speed Internet, so far the program has meant internet upgrades for approximately 2.4 million locations statewide.
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Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 50-year-old Robert Misner of Franklin following an investigation into a Hit & Run property damage accident at the Franklin Central School. Misner was operating a Subaru Friday evening on Institute Street in the Village of Franklin when the vehicle left the roadway, entered onto the Franklin School Campus and ran over shrubbery and decorative stones. Misner was subsequently ticketed for leaving the scene and failing to report a property damage accident.
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Animal Adventure’s April the Giraffe has picked the New England Patriots to win over the Philadelphia Eagles in this year’s Super Bowl this Sunday, February 4th. Video captured inside the giraffe barn at Animal Adventure Park in upstate New York shows April selectively skipping over the lettuce that rests atop an Eagles sign, and reaching for the lettuce that hangs over the Patriots sign. The video can be viewed at rvsaadvertising.sharefile.com.

The Tri-Town Coalition On Substance Abuse Prevention will hold their next Meeting tonight at the Sidney High School Library, from 6:00 to 7:30 PM. Agenda items include the Truth Pharm programs, reviewing the “Chasing The Dragon” Documentary & set up plans for 2018.
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The City of Oneonta Airport Commission has cancelled today’s scheduled meeting, which was due to begin at 4:00 PM at Oneonta’s City Hall.
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