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The Broome County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for Nicholas Wood on an outstanding warrant and asking the residents of Broome County for assistance. Wood was described as a white male, 5'11" 205 Pounds, with blue eyes & brown Hair, he is wanted for violation of probation for Petty Larceny, Resisting Arrest & Obstructing Governmental Administration, Anyone with information on the location of Wood is asked to contact the Broome County Sheriff’s Office website: gobroomecounty.com or by calling the Broome County Sheriff’s Office tip line at (607) 778-1196.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office arrested 37 year old Nicholas Visser of Port Crane for 3rd degree Burglary, 3rd degree Grand Larceny & Conspiracy, following an investigation of a reported Burglary in the Town of Greene. Visser & 2 unknown male suspects allegedly entered a building on private property & stole nearly $40,000 in property, most of the stolen property was recovered at Visser's property in the Town of Port Crane. Visser was processed and released on an appearance ticket. Visser is to appear in the Town of Greene Court at a later date. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted with the incident by the Broome County Sheriff's Office.

Governor Kathy Hochul Signed a bill Saturday that legalized natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. New York becomes the 6th state to give New Yorkers access to an alternative, green method of burial deemed environmentally friendly. The bill states that the remains must be delivered to a cemetery corporation certified as an organic reduction facility, suitably contained and ventilated, the deceased is placed into a reusable, semi-open vessel containing suitable bedding such as wood chips, alfalfa or straw, which is deemed ideal for microbes to work. At the end of the process, a heaped cubic yard of soil, equivalent to 36 bags of soil is produced, which can be used as fertilizer.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office has completed its investigation of Monday's fatal fire at 553 German Hollow Road in the Town of Plymouth. Investigators have determined the fire started in the area of a wood stove being used to heat the residence. It was also determined from autopsies that Debbie Pfeiffer, Amber Morrow and Benjamin Pfeiffer all died from smoke inhalation.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 22 year old Nicholas Corrao of Stamford on 1 count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child following a report of child abuse in the village of Stamford. Deputies allege that Corrao acted in a manner which was injurious to the mental and moral welfare of a child less than 17 years of age. Corrao was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to reappear at the Town of Stamford court at a later date.

The Chenango County Sheriff’s Department arrested Nicholas Simonds of OXFORD FOR CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE, CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT, and UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA AND CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE NOT IN ITS ORIGINAL CONTAINER.  Simonds was arrested following a ROAD CHECK ON COUNTY Road 32 IN THE TOWN OF OXFORD, he WAS ISSUED AN APPEARANCE TICKET For THE TOWN OF OXFORD COURT AT A LATER DATE.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 25-year-old Cole Wood of Hamden on a criminal summons for 2nd degree menacing and endangering the Welfare of a Child.  Wood is alleged to have committed the offenses on March 21st during a domestic incident in the Town of Hamden, he was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to appear today in the Town of Hamden Court to answer the charges.