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The State Attorney General's office & The State Department of Taxation and Finance announced the arrest of 52 year old Robert Niederriter of Kirkwood, on 6 felony charges for allegedly failing to accurately report all taxable sales and remit over $59,000 in sales tax collected at his former business, the Buffalo Head Bar & Grill in Conklin, June 2011 through 2015. Niederriter is accused of underreported total sales by $747,362.56 and failed to remit $59,789 in sales taxes. he was arraigned this morning in Windsor Town Court for 2nd degree Grand Larceny, 4 counts of Criminal Tax Fraud, & 1 count of Offering a False Instrument for Filing. Niederriter was released in his own recognizance.

Chenango County Sheriff's Department arrested 35 year old Robert Miller of Pitcher for Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance & 27 year old Lyndsey Cook of Pitcher for Endangering the Welfare of a Child. A search warrant was issued by Chenango County Court Judge Frank Revoir Jr. following an investigation into the sale and possession of Methamphetamine in Chenango County. Miller was arraigned in the Town of Pitcher Court and remanded to the Chenango County Jail on $30,000 cash bail,

Schoharie County Sheriff’s department announced that 77 year old Carl Weaver of the Town Of Seward was found deceased in a heavily wooded area Tuesday Afternoon. Hundreds of volunteers on foot as well as helicopter & drone patrols searched for Weaver, who was reported missing after he failed to return from a hunting trip, his vehicle was found several days later. The sheriff's department said that there was no sign of foul play, weaver was still in possession of his gun, his body was found in the town of Harpersfield in Delaware County.

State Police & the Delaware County Sheriff’s Office arrested 4 Andes residents for the felony burglary. The arrests resulted from the investigation into 12 reported burglaries at seasonal residences throughout Delaware County over the course of several months. Police recovered over 100 pieces of stolen property, arrested were 39 year old Robert Weaver, 28 year old James Stratton, 26 year old Brett Trombley and 20 year old Korey Bush. All 4 were arraigned & were remanded to the Delaware County Jail on $7,500 cash bail or $15,000 bond.