Troop C - Sidney

The New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies will increase patrols to crack down on drunk and drugged driving and other traffic infractions this 4^th of July.  State Troopers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and target reckless and aggressive driving statewide in an effort to keep New York highways safe during one of the busiest summer holidays for travel.

During the month of June, members in Troop "C" removed over thirty people off the roadways that were impaired. 

On June 30, 2020 New York State Police arrested two people for the misdemeanor of Unlawfully Dealing with Fireworks and Dangerous Fireworks. 

On June 26, 2020 New York State Police arrested Holly M. Cornell, age 35 of Berkshire, NY for the misdemeanor of Unlawfully Dealing with Fireworks and Dangerous Fireworks. 

On June 23, 2020, New York State Police conducted and Underage Drinking Initiative in Cortland County.  15 establishments were checked and all 15 were found in compliance. 

On June 19, 2020 at approximately 10:03 p.m. New York State Police and Broome County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched by Broome County 911 to a report of a shooting on Light Road in Harpursville, NY. 

On June 11, 2020 at approximately 12:30 a.m., New York State Police at Richfield Springs arrested Tyler W. Seamon, age 32 of Richfield Springs, NY for the felony of Criminal Mischief in the second degree. 

On June 8, 2020 at approximately 10:32 p.m., New York State Police at Richfield Springs arrested Kellie L. Palmateer, age 48 of Richfield Springs for the misdemeanors of Assault in the third degree and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 

On June 7, 2020 three people were arrested and charged with the felony of Grand Larceny in the fourth degree after a theft at Price Chopper in the village of Richfield Springs. 

On June 9, 2020 at approximately 2:00 p.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Felipe Galindo-Cruz, age 35 of Binghamton, NY for the felony of Sex Abuse in the first degree and the misdemeanor of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 

New York State Police at Endwell are on Kentucky Avenue in the town of Union after an operator of a roll off container truck for garbage and recycling left the load ramp in an elevated position after dropping off a container.

On May 14, 2020 at approximately 3:46 p.m., New York State Police at Richfield Springs arrested Jamie R. Singleton, age 34 of Utica, NY for the felony of Grand Larceny in the third degree. 

The New York State Police will target speeding and aggressive drivers during a special weeklong traffic enforcement initiative. This year’s "Speed Week" enforcement campaign starts Thursday, June 11, 2020 and runs through Wednesday, June 17, 2020. Troopers will also actively patrol highway work zones and will target drivers who violate New York’s "Move Over" Law.

New York State Police are warning residents of a phone scam that has targeted several elderly residents in Broome County.  

Several people were taken off the roadways and arrested for DWI or DWAI in the month of May. 

On May 27, 2020, at approximately 6:20 p.m., New York State Police at Margaretville and Stamford responded to a residence on Spruce Street in the Village of Roxbury for a serious injury. 

Update: Shortly before 8:00 p.m., the New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team located the victim.  The victim was pronounced deceased at the scene.  He is identified as 18-year-old Nicholas J. Russell, of Smyrna, NY.

The New York State Police issued more than 8,900 tickets during a special traffic enforcement period over Memorial Day Weekend. During the campaign, which started on Friday, May 22 and ran through 3 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

On May 23, 2020 New York State Police conducted and Underage Drinking Initiative in Tioga County. Eleven retail establishments were checked and all were found to be in compliance and did not sell alcohol to an underage operative. 

On May 19, 2020, Troop C held their annual Memorial Ceremony.  Each May, each Troop honors the members of the New York State Police who have given their lives in the line of duty. 

On Saturday, May 16 2020, at approximately 4:21 p.m., New York State Police at Ithaca, the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department, McLean Fire Department and Groton EMS and fire responded to the area of Davis and Lafayette Roads in the town of Groton to a fatal crash.

Update: At 10:10 a.m., State Route 17 eastbound has been reopened at exit 64 in Owego.  An investigation into the crash continues. 

On May 11, 2020 at approximately 5:15 p.m., New York State Police at Oneonta arrested Eugene T. Buzie, age 26 of Oneonta, NY for the misdemeanor of Menacing in the second degree. 

On May 10, 2020 at approximately 10:15 a.m., New York State Police at Richfield Springs arrested Ronald R. Bronson, age 62 of West Winfield, NY for the misdemeanor from the Agriculture and Markets Law of Overdriving, Torturing and Injuring Animals; Failure to Provide Proper Sustenance. 

On May 5, 2020 at approximately 8:35 p.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Rebecca J. Tierney, age 40 of Union, NY for the misdemeanors of Criminal Mischief in the fourth degree, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Resisting Arrest. 

On May 4, 2020 at approximately 10:12 a.m., New York State Police at Binghamton arrested Joshua J. Hackel, age 29 of Richford, NY for the felony of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the third degree. 

On May 2, 2020 at approximately 12:44 a.m., New York State Police at Oneonta arrested Richard L. Ambrose, age 34 of Treadwell, NY for two counts of the misdemeanor of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and one count of Resisting Arrest. 

On May 1, 2020 at approximately 1:03 p.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Adam S. Wurth, age 28 of Endicott, NY for the felonies of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the second degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the third degree.  He was also charged with the misdemeanor of Menacing in the second degree. 

On May 11, 2020 at approximately 6:15 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney and the Unadilla Emergency Squad responded to Ben Mccumber Road in the town of Unadilla for a report of an accidental death. 

One person is dead after a crash in the town of Coventry Saturday night.  On May 9, 2020 at approximately 9:51 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney were dispatched by Chenango County 911 to the intersection of State Routes 206 and 235 in the town of Coventry for a report of a crash involving a pick-up truck and a tractor trailer. 

The New York State Police today announced that the Trooper entrance exam that was scheduled to be held this October has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than dozen were people taken off the roadways in Troop C in the month of April and arrested for DWI or DWAI.

On April 27, 2020 at approximately 1:25 p.m., New York State Police at Margaretville arrested Gloria A. Laureanti, age 77 of Roxbury, NY for four counts of the felony Menacing a Police Officer and the misdemeanor of Resisting Arrest.  Vincent Brower, age 26 of Roxbury, NY was charged with the felonies of Rape in third degree and Criminal Sex Act in the third degree and the misdemeanor of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 

New York State Police at Oneonta has received several reports of email scams using scare tactics.  Please do not fall for them!

On April 15, 2020 at approximately 4:29 a.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Christian R. Wilson, age 23 of Binghamton, NY for the felony of Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the fourth degree. 

Members of the New York State Police in Troop “C” have seen an influx of reports of counterfeit $100 bills in recent weeks.  Troopers have responded to several complaints in February, March and April.  Similar cases have been reported to other police agencies throughout the area.

On April 13, 2020 at approximately 9:00 p.m., New York State Police at Binghamton arrested Jacob E. Priddy, age 20 for the felony of Criminal Mischief in the second degree. 

On April 12, 2020 New York State Police at Sidney arrested Dennis P. Lafferty, age 38 of Unadilla, NY within just a few hours apart on two separate complaints. 

On April 12, 2020 at approximately 3:05 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney arrested Steven P. Carpenter, age 26 of Niagara Falls, NY for the misdemeanors of Criminal Trespass in the second degree, Resisting Arrest and Criminal Impersonation in the second degree. 

New York State Police at Endwell are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the subject pictured below.  He’s accused of breaking into the Sunoco on Main Street in the town of Union and stealing several items off the shelves. 

The New York State Police at Oneonta are currently investigating two instances of an individual impersonating a police officer in Otsego County. 

Superintendent Keith M. Corlett announced the State Police have launched a new recruiting effort to attract the best and brightest qualified candidates to join one of the most highly respected law enforcement organizations in the country. The State Police will be holding a new Trooper entrance examination this fall across the state.

On March 30, 2020 at approximately 5:08 p.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Alexia M. Pike, age 32 of Endicott, NY for the misdemeanor of Forgery in the third degree. 

Members of the New York State Police took over twenty people off the road in the month of March that were driving while impaired. 

At 7 a.m., the smoke from a truck fire is causing a traffic hazard on Interstate 81 in Cortland County.  It is limiting visibility in both direction on 81 at mile marker 42 (between Cortland/McGraw and Marathon exits). 

New York State Police at Ithaca are looking to identify the pictured individual.  This individual is accused of damaging trail signs and brochure boxes near trails in Tompkins and Onondaga counties between October 2018 and March 2020. 

On March 16, 2020 New York State Police at Richfield Springs arrested Austin T. Parry, age 25 of West Winfield, NY for the felonies of Assault in the second degree and Reckless Endangerment in the first degree.  He was also charged with the misdemeanors of Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the second degree and Leaving the Scene of a Personal Injury Accident.  Erek K. Treen-Goff, age 27 of Ilion, NY was charged with the misdemeanor of Obstruction Governmental Administration. 

On March 18, 2020 at approximately 10:17 p.m., New York State Police arrested Brandon S. Parry, age 27 of Sherburne, NY for the felony of Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors in the first degree and the misdemeanor of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Superintendent Keith M. Corlett congratulated 226 new State Troopers as they graduated today from the 209th session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy.

New York State Police conducted an Underage Drinking Enforcement detail in Tompkins County on Saturday, March 14, 2020.  Seventeen establishments were checked.  One unlawful sale was made to a 17-year-old underage operative. 

The New York State Police will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired and reckless driving as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway starting this weekend.

On March 8, 2020 at approximately 7:12 p.m., New York State Police at Ithaca were dispatched to a report of an accident with injury on State Route 96B in the town of Danby. 

At approximately 3:03 p.m., New York State Police at Owego responded to the scene of a Union Endicott school bus that crashed into a tree on North Cafferty Road in the town of Owego. 

New York State Police at Binghamton are investigating a break-in at the Polish Community Center on Prospect Street in the town of Dickinson.  An undisclosed amount of money was taken and a damage was done to the building and inside the building. 

New York State Police have positively identified a female located deceased near the area of State Route 17 in Apalachin as Casie Weese, age 37 of Glen Aubrey. 

On Saturday, February 29, 2020 at approximately 8:15 a.m., New York State Police at Binghamton responded to a reported two-vehicle crash in the 200 block of Castle Creek Road in the town of Chenango. 

New York State Police continue searching for a 37-year-old Glen Aubrey woman. 

At approximately 8:24 a.m., New York State at Binghamton responded to a crash involving a Susquehanna Valley Central School District school bus and a Buick Terraza on State Highway 11 at the intersection of School Avenue in the town of Kirkwood. Non-life threatening injuries reported.

On February 15, 2020 at approximately 4:35 p.m., New York State Police, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Department, Dryden Fire and EMS and Harford Fire responded to a report of a 14-year-old who fell through the ice. 

New York State Police arrested Christian R. Wilson, age 23 of Endicott was arrested twice over the course of a few days.  Wilson was arrested on February 4, 2020 in Cortland County then on February 11, 2020 in Tioga County. 

On February 5, 2020 New York State Police at Oneonta arrested two juveniles, ages 14 and 17 for the felony of Burglary in the second degree and Grand Larceny in the third degree. 

On January 30, 2020 at approximately 5:40 a.m., New York State Police at Oneonta arrested Lucian D. Decker, age 19 for two counts of the misdemeanor of Endangering the Welfare of a Child. 

On February 3, 2020 at approximately 10:57 a.m., New York State Police at Endwell arrested Franklin L. Reyes, age 30 of Endwell, NY for the felony of Aggravated Criminal Contempt (Violate Order of Protection) and the misdemeanors of Assault in the third degree and Menacing in the second degree. 

New York State Police at Sidney arrested two men who were in the process of burglarizing a residence in the town of Guilford.  Both men were charged with felony of Burglary in the third degree. 

Car Seat Check Event on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 from 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m.

New York State Police are looking for the public’s assistance in locating the pictured Ford pick-up.  The truck was used during a burglary at Got Mulch in the town of Tioga just after 9 a.m. on January 5, 2020.  A red Craftsman toolbox was stolen from the property. 

Some major roadways in Troop C had lanes blocked due to weather related incidents throughout the day on Friday. 

New York State Police at Owego and the New York State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit are at the scene of a bus rollover in Candor.