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WCDO News — Wednesday 2-12-20
State Police arrested 2 men in the
process of burglarizing a residence in the town of Guilford. 20 year old Connor Audette of Guilford &
25 year old Joseph Schneider of Oxford were charged with 3rd degree
Burglary, Troopers were attempting to locate another individual on a warrant on
January 28th when they spotted Audette and Schneider hiding in a
field in the town of Guilford, they discovered that the 2 were in the process
of burglarizing a nearby residence where the owner had died. Audette was detained by troopers but
Schneider attempted to flee the scene and was ultimately taken into custody
with the assistance of a New York State Police K9. Audette was arraigned & was released on
an appearance ticket, Schneider was
transported to Norwich City Police where he was wanted on 2 warrants.
The Otsego County
Sheriff’s Department arrested 37 year old Shelly Ann Young of Laurens for 2nd
degree rape & disseminating indecent material to a minor. Young is accused of performing sexual acts
with a 15 year old boy & texting indecent messages to the same
teenager. Young was arraigned and
remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond; she is
scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
The National Weather Service issued a
Winter Weather Advisory where they are calling for 3 inches of snow overnight, local
meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 2-12-20)
We’ll have the WCDO
Forecast following this newscast.
State Police arrested 28 year old
Michael Alfaro of North Carolina for Criminal Possession of a Firearm. A State
Trooper observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction on state route 80 in the
town of Burlington and initiated a traffic stop, during the investigation; the
trooper located a gun and a magazine with ammunition in Alfaro’s possession
that he did not have a permit for.
Alfaro was arrested and was released on appearance tickets to the town
of Burlington court on March 2nd, Alfaro’s passenger was not
charged.
Spectrum officials today announced
that customers may now apply for a refund, following their widespread outage
across the northeast this past weekend.
Millions were left without service; customers can call 855-707-7328 and
ask for a credit. The Spectrum outage was caused by the winter storm Friday, &
affected customers in Maine, New Hampshire and New York, Service was largely
restored by Saturday evening.
Students at SUNY New Paltz are being
sent home through the weekend, following the discovery of strong odors with the
village's water supply. The state has
deployed over 40,000 gallons of fresh water to support residents and students,
following a "do not drink" advisory from the State Department of
Health and Ulster County Department of Health.
Officials at SUNY Binghamton
announced that they received an anonymous gift of $60 million to Binghamton
University which will fund a new, state-of-the-art Baseball Stadium Complex.
The construction will begin within the next few weeks; the new stadium is
expected to be ready next year.
The New York
Association of Counties held an advocacy day at the State Capitol to voice
concerns over changes to the Medicaid program contained in the Executive Budget
and to advocate for the maintenance of current local Medicaid caps. The Association also wants the state to
maintain the 2% property tax cap, implemented by the Cuomo administration &
the State Legislature in 2012, which has slowed the increases in state property
taxes from previous annual double digit increase levels.
State Police arrested 51 year old
John Travis of Port Crane, for felony of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, plus
DWI & False Personation. A trooper
on Interstate 88 in the town of Fenton checked on a motorist who had pulled
over to the shoulder of the road, Travis
appeared intoxicated & gave the trooper a fake name. Travis was issued appearance tickets to the
town of Fenton court & was turned over to a sober third party.
The Chenango Arts Council and
Guernsey Memorial Library are presenting another classic movie this evening for
free. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren
Bacall’s To Have and To Have Not will be shown tonight at 6:30 at the library. Back at the Arts Council on February 19, The
Quiet Man stars John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and the Dynamic Duos series
concludes February 26 at the Library with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn
in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?.
process of burglarizing a residence in the town of Guilford. 20 year old Connor Audette of Guilford &
25 year old Joseph Schneider of Oxford were charged with 3rd degree
Burglary, Troopers were attempting to locate another individual on a warrant on
January 28th when they spotted Audette and Schneider hiding in a
field in the town of Guilford, they discovered that the 2 were in the process
of burglarizing a nearby residence where the owner had died. Audette was detained by troopers but
Schneider attempted to flee the scene and was ultimately taken into custody
with the assistance of a New York State Police K9. Audette was arraigned & was released on
an appearance ticket, Schneider was
transported to Norwich City Police where he was wanted on 2 warrants.
The Otsego County
Sheriff’s Department arrested 37 year old Shelly Ann Young of Laurens for 2nd
degree rape & disseminating indecent material to a minor. Young is accused of performing sexual acts
with a 15 year old boy & texting indecent messages to the same
teenager. Young was arraigned and
remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond; she is
scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
The National Weather Service issued a
Winter Weather Advisory where they are calling for 3 inches of snow overnight, local
meteorologist Rich Townsend comments:
(Rich Townsend 2-12-20)
We’ll have the WCDO
Forecast following this newscast.
State Police arrested 28 year old
Michael Alfaro of North Carolina for Criminal Possession of a Firearm. A State
Trooper observed a vehicle commit a traffic infraction on state route 80 in the
town of Burlington and initiated a traffic stop, during the investigation; the
trooper located a gun and a magazine with ammunition in Alfaro’s possession
that he did not have a permit for.
Alfaro was arrested and was released on appearance tickets to the town
of Burlington court on March 2nd, Alfaro’s passenger was not
charged.
Spectrum officials today announced
that customers may now apply for a refund, following their widespread outage
across the northeast this past weekend.
Millions were left without service; customers can call 855-707-7328 and
ask for a credit. The Spectrum outage was caused by the winter storm Friday, &
affected customers in Maine, New Hampshire and New York, Service was largely
restored by Saturday evening.
Students at SUNY New Paltz are being
sent home through the weekend, following the discovery of strong odors with the
village's water supply. The state has
deployed over 40,000 gallons of fresh water to support residents and students,
following a "do not drink" advisory from the State Department of
Health and Ulster County Department of Health.
Officials at SUNY Binghamton
announced that they received an anonymous gift of $60 million to Binghamton
University which will fund a new, state-of-the-art Baseball Stadium Complex.
The construction will begin within the next few weeks; the new stadium is
expected to be ready next year.
The New York
Association of Counties held an advocacy day at the State Capitol to voice
concerns over changes to the Medicaid program contained in the Executive Budget
and to advocate for the maintenance of current local Medicaid caps. The Association also wants the state to
maintain the 2% property tax cap, implemented by the Cuomo administration &
the State Legislature in 2012, which has slowed the increases in state property
taxes from previous annual double digit increase levels.
State Police arrested 51 year old
John Travis of Port Crane, for felony of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation, plus
DWI & False Personation. A trooper
on Interstate 88 in the town of Fenton checked on a motorist who had pulled
over to the shoulder of the road, Travis
appeared intoxicated & gave the trooper a fake name. Travis was issued appearance tickets to the
town of Fenton court & was turned over to a sober third party.
The Chenango Arts Council and
Guernsey Memorial Library are presenting another classic movie this evening for
free. Humphrey Bogart and Lauren
Bacall’s To Have and To Have Not will be shown tonight at 6:30 at the library. Back at the Arts Council on February 19, The
Quiet Man stars John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara, and the Dynamic Duos series
concludes February 26 at the Library with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn
in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?.