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Chenango County Grand Jury indicted Brandon Birch for Aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, driving while ability impaired by drugs, unlawful fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle, Criminal possession of a controlled and reckless driving, on December 26th in Afton, Birch is accused of operated a vehicle on State Highway 7 while his driving privileges were suspended, he was impaired by fentanyl, fled State Troopers attempting a traffic stop, possessed fentanyl, and drove at speeds up to 90 miles an hour in a 55 mile an hour zone. Birch faces additional court action on the indictment shortly.

State Police received a report of a robbery at the Express Mart at 16 North Road in Windsor. A male suspect handed a note to a clerks demanding money, 2 clerks retreated to the rear of the store and the suspect fled the scene. On Sunday, Police arrested 29-year-old Brandon Birch of Harpursville for Attempted Robbery; Birch was also arrested on an active parole warrant as Birch for violating the conditions of his parole from a conviction for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance. Birch was arraigned and was remanded to the Broome County Jail without bail.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division attempted to make a traffic stop Friday on a Toyota operated by 50 year old John Tipler of Afton. Tipler failed to comply with the traffic stop, a passenger, 27 year old Brandon Birch of Harpursville jumped out of the vehicle. Birch was taken into custody, a lock box Birch possessed was located in the snow and contained heroin. State Police located Tipler, he was turned over to the Sheriff’s Office for processing, Tipler was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, Failure to Comply, and various other Violations. Birch was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, & Tampering with Physical Evidence. Tipler and Birch were arraigned in the Town of Afton Court and remanded to the Chenango County Correctional Facility on $25,000 cash bail. The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests are expected.