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P.M. NEWS MONDAY 9-30-24

Early Sunday, Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a fatal, 1 car motor vehicle accident on State Highway 23 in the Town of Davenport, that claimed the life of a Davenport resident. An investigation revealed that at approximately 1:03AM, 18 year old Jayden Aviles of Tarrytown was traveling Eastbound on State Highway 23, he was unable to maintain control of the vehicle on a curve, left the roadway, crashing into a private home, 2 sleeping people in the home were seriously injured, 34 year old Larry Vankeuren succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased. This investigation is ongoing.

New York Farm Bureau is hosting a State Convention on December 4th through the 6th at the Sleepy Hollow Hotel and Convention Center in Tarrytown. This year's theme "A Bridge to Opportunity" will focus on creating new openings for farms and agribusinesses in the competitive northeast marketplace. Registration is now open at stacon.nyfb.org.

Delaware County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 23 year old Steven Sanchez of Tarrytown on Friday, on 2 bench warrants issued by Delhi Town Court for failure to pay fines for disorderly conduct, criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminally using drug paraphernalia & unlawful possession of marijuana. The arrest followed a civilian report of an erratic driver in the Town of Delhi. Sanchez was also issued tickets for consumption of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and was later turned over to the Delhi Police Department for arraignment on the charges from the warrants.

Oneonta Police arrested 19-year-old Harley Falasca of Tarrytown for Driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, & 2nd degree criminal trespass.  Police accuse Falasca of crashing his car, and leaving the scene, & for breaking into a home on Glen Drive to sleep.  Falasca later fled into the woods, where police apprehended him, he had a BAC of .18, and was issued tickets returnable to Oneonta town court at a later date.