WCDO Radio News

P.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-17-23

Oneonta Police Department responded On the morning of Saturday, January 14th, at 8:58 a.m., for a report of a person down in Neahwa Park. Officers responded with members of the Oneonta Fire Department and located a 35-year-old male who was unresponsive and later declared deceased by Otsego County Coroner Terry Knapp. The male was identified, and his family notified of his passing. A death investigation was completed by the Oneonta Police Detective division and revealed no indication of foul play. Oneonta Police are not releasing the name of the deceased.

The State DOT reported that a tractor trailer jack-knifed on I-88 at about 11:30 this morning in the westbound between Exit 12 Otego and Exit 11. both lanes were blocked & traffic was detoured to state Route 7. DOT officials and other emergency personnel were on scene. WCDO will have additional details as they become available.

A.M. NEWS TUESDAY 1-17-23

State Police will step up speed enforcement efforts along the New York portion of U.S. Highway 20 today, as part of a 1 day project, targeted at reducing speed related crashes on non-interstate highways. The program was created by the Iowa State Patrol, U.S. Highway 20 spans 3,365 miles coast to coast. New York State has jurisdiction over 372 miles of the highway, other participating states include Iowa, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

State Police located 58-year-old Jan Dager of Salisbury in Herkimer County, deceased in a wooded area about half a mile from his home. Dager was reported missing from his home January 14th, The investigation is on-going.

The Broome County District Attorney’s Office & Tunkhannock Police are searching for 2 fugitives, wanted on felony warrants for Escape, Criminal Conspiracy to Commit Escape, and other related charges. 27-year-old Chelsea Robinson of Montrose Pennsylvania escaped from the custody of Wyoming County Adult Probation officers at the courthouse on May 5th. Robinson's boyfriend, 32-year-old Shane Macnamee assisted in her escape. ROBINSON and MACNAMEE may be in Binghamton or the Town of Chenango in Broome County, possibly operating a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee with a Pennsylvania License plate of HKF-4361. Anyone with information on their location is asked to contact the Broome County District Attorney’s Office at 778-2425, or 9-1-1.

Yesterday, an accident at the Walton Waste Water Treatment Plant required the dispatch of the Walton Fire Department, as well as the Delaware County HazMat Team, Delaware County Department of Emergency Services, Chenango County HazMat Team and Walton Police Department. A delivery vehicle emptied its contents into the wrong tank causing a chemical reaction and the production of potentially harmful gases. The Waste Water Treatment Plant employees were evacuated and the nearby Industrial Park businesses were evacuated as a precaution. No injuries were reported.

The annual Big Wheels Golf Tournament, held at the Delhi College Golf Course today. The event serves as a primary fundraiser for programs and services which provide assistance to Delaware County senior citizens. More information is available from the Delaware County Office for the Aging at 832-5750.

Pennsylvania State Police that 5 people died in a helicopter crash in Wyoming County Saturday night.  4 adults and 1 child were killed; the helicopter departed from the Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott, search crews located the helicopter Sunday afternoon on South Mountain in Noxen Township.  The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

The sentence for Joshua Stimpson has been upheld in Delaware County court in connection with a fatal accident in March of 2010.  Stimpson was driving on State Route 10 when he tried to pass a tractor-trailer in a no passing zone; he hit a vehicle driven by Sherry Bush car head on, killing her instantly.  Stimpson pleaded guilty to 2nd degree manslaughter and was sentenced to three-and-a-half to 10-and-a-half years in prison; the appellate court ruled the sentence will stand, as Stimpson waived his right to appeal both the conviction and the sentence when he pleaded guilty.

Delaware County Deputies arrested 18-year-old Kyle Clark of Delhi for 3rd degree Assault for an incident that occurred on July 7th in the Town of Andes. Clark was issued an Appearance Ticket returnable to the Town of Andes Court at a later date.