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WCDO News — Thursday 12-19-24
P.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-19-24
50 year old Kevin Harrington of Oneonta was sentenced to serve a 3-year term of federal probation and ordered to pay over $150,000.00 in restitution to his former employer, for his previous guilty plea to 2 counts of mail fraud. Harrington admitted that while he was the executive director at First Community Care of Bassett, he submitted fraudulent expense reports seeking reimbursement for the purchase of CPAP machines that were not purchased. Harrington was ordered to serve six months of home confinement and was fined $5,500.00.
Delaware County Sheriff's Office arrested 32 year old Michael Vogel of Walton on a sealed indictment warrant issued by Delaware County Court after a Grand Jury action. Vogel was charged with 1 count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for selling Fentanyl, Vogel was remanded back to the Otsego County Correctional Facility on separate and unrelated charges and is scheduled to re-appear at the Delaware County Court at a later date.
The State Department of Labor announced that Private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 11,900, to 8,409,100 in November. New York State's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held constant at 4.4% in November, the labor force participation rate held constant at 61.2%.
Delaware County Sheriff Office arrested 23 year old Dakota Mann of Walton for an assault on a Corrections Officer. On Tuesday, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division responded to the Delaware County Jail to assist the Correctional Division regarding the assault, Mann is alleged to have punched a Corrections Officer in the head, he was arrested and charged with 2nd degree Assault, he was arraigned and was remanded back to the Delaware County Jail.
64 year old Douglas Webb admitted in Chenango County Court to offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, he admitted to misleading Sherburne Earlville school officials on an application, where Webb allegedly did not disclose a 1987 conviction. Webb was originally indicted for offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, falsifying business records, plus 3 counts of forcible touching, and 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, while serving a bus driver for the district.
A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-19-24
50 year old Andras Kasuba of Brooklyn pleaded guilty to DWI & Aggravated Vehicular Assault, in Delaware County Court, on March 18, 2023, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Highway 26, Kasuba was the driver of one of the vehicles. 3 individuals needed extraction due to serious physical injuries sustained in the accident, Kasuba was intoxicated at the time of the collision and had caused the crash, he had a blood alcohol content of 2.5 times the legal limit. Kasuba was remanded to the custody of the Delaware County Sheriff pending sentencing at a later date..
New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald today declared that influenza is now prevalent in New York State, with a total of 23,313 positive flu cases across 60 counties in New York have been reported this season to date. Outside of New York City, week-over-week lab-confirmed flu cases are up 75%, rising from 2,058 cases in the previous week to 3,603. Hospitalizations due to influenza climbed by 48%, up from 270 in the previous week to 399 across the State. More information is available at nyshc.health.ny.gov.
A new law that begins January 1st will help new mothers in New York. The state is making it easier for new moms to take time off to care for their health before their babies are born, employees are now able to receive an additional 20 hours of paid sick leave for prenatal care, in addition to the existing sick leave. The state is also using $250,000 to start a grant program that will expand access to community-based program to help train, support and mentor, especially in vulnerable communities.
State Residents can celebrate the New Year at State Parks, historic sites, natural areas, environmental education centers, and public lands across the Empire State on January 1st. The 14th annual First Day Hikes program is offering varied hike options for people at nearly 100 locations across the state to enjoy, there will be no parking fees at all State Parks on New Year’s Day. Admission to State Park grounds is always free.
50 year old Kevin Harrington of Oneonta was sentenced to serve a 3-year term of federal probation and ordered to pay over $150,000.00 in restitution to his former employer, for his previous guilty plea to 2 counts of mail fraud. Harrington admitted that while he was the executive director at First Community Care of Bassett, he submitted fraudulent expense reports seeking reimbursement for the purchase of CPAP machines that were not purchased. Harrington was ordered to serve six months of home confinement and was fined $5,500.00.
Delaware County Sheriff's Office arrested 32 year old Michael Vogel of Walton on a sealed indictment warrant issued by Delaware County Court after a Grand Jury action. Vogel was charged with 1 count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance, for selling Fentanyl, Vogel was remanded back to the Otsego County Correctional Facility on separate and unrelated charges and is scheduled to re-appear at the Delaware County Court at a later date.
The State Department of Labor announced that Private sector jobs in New York State increased over the month by 11,900, to 8,409,100 in November. New York State's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held constant at 4.4% in November, the labor force participation rate held constant at 61.2%.
Delaware County Sheriff Office arrested 23 year old Dakota Mann of Walton for an assault on a Corrections Officer. On Tuesday, members of the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division responded to the Delaware County Jail to assist the Correctional Division regarding the assault, Mann is alleged to have punched a Corrections Officer in the head, he was arrested and charged with 2nd degree Assault, he was arraigned and was remanded back to the Delaware County Jail.
64 year old Douglas Webb admitted in Chenango County Court to offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, he admitted to misleading Sherburne Earlville school officials on an application, where Webb allegedly did not disclose a 1987 conviction. Webb was originally indicted for offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, falsifying business records, plus 3 counts of forcible touching, and 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, while serving a bus driver for the district.
A.M. NEWS THURSDAY 12-19-24
50 year old Andras Kasuba of Brooklyn pleaded guilty to DWI & Aggravated Vehicular Assault, in Delaware County Court, on March 18, 2023, the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office responded to a motor vehicle crash on Highway 26, Kasuba was the driver of one of the vehicles. 3 individuals needed extraction due to serious physical injuries sustained in the accident, Kasuba was intoxicated at the time of the collision and had caused the crash, he had a blood alcohol content of 2.5 times the legal limit. Kasuba was remanded to the custody of the Delaware County Sheriff pending sentencing at a later date..
New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald today declared that influenza is now prevalent in New York State, with a total of 23,313 positive flu cases across 60 counties in New York have been reported this season to date. Outside of New York City, week-over-week lab-confirmed flu cases are up 75%, rising from 2,058 cases in the previous week to 3,603. Hospitalizations due to influenza climbed by 48%, up from 270 in the previous week to 399 across the State. More information is available at nyshc.health.ny.gov.
A new law that begins January 1st will help new mothers in New York. The state is making it easier for new moms to take time off to care for their health before their babies are born, employees are now able to receive an additional 20 hours of paid sick leave for prenatal care, in addition to the existing sick leave. The state is also using $250,000 to start a grant program that will expand access to community-based program to help train, support and mentor, especially in vulnerable communities.
State Residents can celebrate the New Year at State Parks, historic sites, natural areas, environmental education centers, and public lands across the Empire State on January 1st. The 14th annual First Day Hikes program is offering varied hike options for people at nearly 100 locations across the state to enjoy, there will be no parking fees at all State Parks on New Year’s Day. Admission to State Park grounds is always free.
WCDO News — Monday 8-5-24
P.M. NEWS MONDAY 8-5-24
Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested 24 year old Nicholas Arter of Norwich for 2nd degree Rape, Criminal Sexual Act, Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors, Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, Endangering the Welfare of a Child & Sexual Abuse. The Sheriff’s Office Detective’s Division received several rape complaints involving Arter engaging in sexual acts with multiple underage females. Arter was arraigned in Chenango County Centralized Arraignment where he was remanded to the custody of the Chenango County Correctional Division on $10,000 cash, $20,000 bond, and $50,000 partially secured. Arter is to appear in the Village of Oxford Court at a later date.
Chenango County Sheriff Office arrested 36 year old Wayne Moore of Earlville last week for Public Lewdness. Moore was charged following a complaint that Moore was nude in the front yard of a home, it was the 2nd incident that deputies handled regarding Moore, he was taken into custody and released with an appearance ticket and is to appear in the Village of Earlville Court at a later date.
The Trial of 64 year old Douglas Webb of Sherburne ended in a mistrial on Friday. Webb was accused of groping 3 students while operate a school bus, He was indicted in 2022 for offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, plus falsifying business records, 3 counts of forcible touching, & 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, State Police reported that Webb had failed to disclose a previous 1987 conviction to his employers on his bus driver application. The jury could not reach a verdict in the case after several hours of deliberation last week.
The Chenango County Planning Department is asking for County Residents to take a short period of time & fill out an online survey, so that they can put together a comprehensive plan on the county's future, Planning Director Shane Butler explains:
(Shane Butler 8-5-24)
Butler said that there is no deadline for filling out the survey, they have worked with an outside contractor to formulate the survey covering a number of topics, in a quick easy format.
The Sidney Head Start program will have a recruitment event tomorrow at their Sidney Civic Center location. The event is open for parents with children ages 3 to 5, it will run from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 8-5-24
50 year old Brian Kingsbury of Sidney pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison. Kingsbury was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on March 7, for possessing several stolen guns. On July 29, Kingsbury appeared in Delaware County Court for a conference on his pending indictment. After the conference, he pleaded guilty, he admitted that he possessing a stolen shotgun in Sidney in July of 2023.
State Police arrested 35 year old Spencer Gransbury of Walton for 5 counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child. An investigation revealed that Gransbury was in possession of images consistent with child sexual exploitation. His arrest follows an investigation stemming from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. On August 2, a search warrant was executed at Gransbury’s residence, he was arrested and processed & was transported to the Delaware County Correctional Facility for Central Arraignment.
The American Red Cross is holding 2 Blood Drives today in the Tri-County Region. 1 will be in Worcester at the United Methodist Church from 1 pm. - 6 pm., another will be in Hancock from 1 pm. - 6 pm. at the Father Rausch Memorial Hall, on West Main Street, Appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.
Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested 24 year old Nicholas Arter of Norwich for 2nd degree Rape, Criminal Sexual Act, Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors, Possessing Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, Endangering the Welfare of a Child & Sexual Abuse. The Sheriff’s Office Detective’s Division received several rape complaints involving Arter engaging in sexual acts with multiple underage females. Arter was arraigned in Chenango County Centralized Arraignment where he was remanded to the custody of the Chenango County Correctional Division on $10,000 cash, $20,000 bond, and $50,000 partially secured. Arter is to appear in the Village of Oxford Court at a later date.
Chenango County Sheriff Office arrested 36 year old Wayne Moore of Earlville last week for Public Lewdness. Moore was charged following a complaint that Moore was nude in the front yard of a home, it was the 2nd incident that deputies handled regarding Moore, he was taken into custody and released with an appearance ticket and is to appear in the Village of Earlville Court at a later date.
The Trial of 64 year old Douglas Webb of Sherburne ended in a mistrial on Friday. Webb was accused of groping 3 students while operate a school bus, He was indicted in 2022 for offering a false instrument for filing with the intent to defraud, plus falsifying business records, 3 counts of forcible touching, & 3 counts of endangering the welfare of a child, State Police reported that Webb had failed to disclose a previous 1987 conviction to his employers on his bus driver application. The jury could not reach a verdict in the case after several hours of deliberation last week.
The Chenango County Planning Department is asking for County Residents to take a short period of time & fill out an online survey, so that they can put together a comprehensive plan on the county's future, Planning Director Shane Butler explains:
(Shane Butler 8-5-24)
Butler said that there is no deadline for filling out the survey, they have worked with an outside contractor to formulate the survey covering a number of topics, in a quick easy format.
The Sidney Head Start program will have a recruitment event tomorrow at their Sidney Civic Center location. The event is open for parents with children ages 3 to 5, it will run from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Tuesday.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 8-5-24
50 year old Brian Kingsbury of Sidney pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of Stolen Property and was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in state prison. Kingsbury was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury on March 7, for possessing several stolen guns. On July 29, Kingsbury appeared in Delaware County Court for a conference on his pending indictment. After the conference, he pleaded guilty, he admitted that he possessing a stolen shotgun in Sidney in July of 2023.
State Police arrested 35 year old Spencer Gransbury of Walton for 5 counts of Possessing a Sexual Performance by a Child. An investigation revealed that Gransbury was in possession of images consistent with child sexual exploitation. His arrest follows an investigation stemming from a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. On August 2, a search warrant was executed at Gransbury’s residence, he was arrested and processed & was transported to the Delaware County Correctional Facility for Central Arraignment.
The American Red Cross is holding 2 Blood Drives today in the Tri-County Region. 1 will be in Worcester at the United Methodist Church from 1 pm. - 6 pm., another will be in Hancock from 1 pm. - 6 pm. at the Father Rausch Memorial Hall, on West Main Street, Appointments can be made at RedCrossBlood.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App.