P.M. NEWS Wednesday 4-17-24

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 41 year old Gerald Johnson of Oneonta on an Sealed Indictment Arrest Warrant issued by the Delaware County Grand Jury. On April 16th, the Delaware County Criminal Investigations Unit and Road Patrol division, Otsego County Sheriff’s Office and State Police responded to a residence in the Town of Oneonta, Johnson was located and arrested in Lantern Hill Mobile Home Park in the Town of Oneonta. Johnson was charged with 3 counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, 2 counts of Grand Larceny, and 1 count of Petty Larceny, he was arraigned & was remanded to the Delaware County Correctional Facility on $30,000.00 cash bail Or $100,000.00 secured bond. Johnson is scheduled to appear in the Delaware County Court at a later date.

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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying a white truck regarding 2 separate burglaries to a barn on Bryce Road in the Town of Sanford. Video of the truck in question can be viewed at the Broome County Sheriff’s You Tube page. On March 19th, a rust-colored 1930 Farmall tractor was stolen, on April 10th, an orange Moped, Blue Yamaha dirt bike and various tools were stolen, the same white truck was at both burglaries. Anyone with any information is

asked to call 607-778-1196.

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Delaware County District Attorney’s Office announced that 45 year old Hayes Cutting of Bainbridge pleaded guilty to 1 Count of Aggravated Family Offense in Delaware County Court Monday. Cutting admitted that on January 28, 2023, in the Village of Sidney, he intentionally choked an 18-year-old female, he will be sentenced to a state prison for 1.5 to 3 years, he is currently serving a 5-year state prison sentence for unrelated assault charges.

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Tri Town Theatre will present “Rent” on the Sidney High School Auditorium stage in early May, cast members Olivia Hawkins & Owen Freidenstine visited WCDO and

talked about staging this ambitious production:

(Tri Town Theatre 4-17-24)

The show will be on May 3rd through May 5th, with curtain times at 7:30 Friday & Saturday Night, with a Sunday Matinee at 2:00 PM, tickets can be purchased at

TriTown.Booktix.com

A.M. NEWS WEDNESDAY 4-17-24

Delaware County District Attorney’s office announced that 28 year old Jessica Lopez of Sidney was convicted of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in Delaware County Court Monday. Lopez appeared in Delaware County Court for an arraignment on drug related charges, she pleaded guilt after she admitted that she possessed fentanyl in the Village of Sidney on February 27, she intended to sell. Lopez will be sentenced to 6.5 years in state prison, and 2 years of post-release supervision on June 10th.

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38 year old Tristan Skeete of Brooklyn was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury, on one count of Assault, On February 20, Skeete allegedly caused physical injury to another inmate at the Delaware County Correctional Facility, where he was being held as a federal inmate for violating the terms of his post-release supervision. Skeete can face up to 7 years in state prison.

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Dave Johnson of Unadilla has organized a meeting in Unadilla tonight called “Introduction to Preparing for the Inevitable”, with a series of experts on what to do before your final days, Johnson told WCDO who the speakers will be:

(Dave Johnson 4-17-24)

The meeting will be held at the Unatego Elementary School Cafeteria from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.

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Commerce Chenango announced that the next Business After Hours event will be held at the UHS Chenango Memorial Women’s Health Center at 32 Conkey Avenue on today from 4:30 to 6:00 PM.

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Tri-County Senior Center will have a presentation today starting at 10:30 am, with Ann Thayer from the New York State Alzheimer’s Association, entitled “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s.” The program will be held at the Tri-County Senior Center is located in the right rear of the AO Fox building at 43 Pearl Street in Sidney.

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The Next Delaware County Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be today from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Delhi Rehabilitation and Nursing Center on State Highway 10, Delhi. Chamber members interested in attending can Register at delawarecounty.org.

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The Town & Village of Unadilla will hold their Spring Clean-Up days today & tomorrow from 6:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Items can be brought to the Town Highway Garage at 216 County Highway 3, Information about the accepted items can be found at villageofunadilla.com.

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An American Red Cross Blood Drive is being held today in Oneonta. The drive will be held from 1:00 to 6:00 PM at the Quality Inn on State Highway 23, appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.

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