Crime

On March 26, 38-year-old John Chaffee was sentenced to 1.5 to 3 years in State Prison after accepting a plea deal on a felony charge of attempted criminal possession of a forged instrument in Schuyler County Court.

According to Sheriff Mark Helms, residents have received calls from a number with a 315 or 607 area code claiming to be a NYSEG employee.

The Binghamton Police Department is seeking a full-time senior crime analyst.

On April 1, deputies were called to Cortlandville around 11:30 a.m. for a larceny complaint at Walmart.

The 20-year-old is charged with rape in the second degree, which focuses on age and capacity to consent.

Markus Rich, 22, is accused of hitting someone with a broomstick and a frying pan after a verbal argument turned physical.

Scott Winston, of Owego, was arrested last week after an investigation into an alleged domestic violence incident on Woodlawn Avenue in the village.

On March 31, the Ithaca Fire Department and Ithaca Police Department were called to the 100 block of East Green Street around 3 p.m. for a device on the sidewalk

35-year-old Lawrence Nemecek was arrested Thurs., March 26 after officers located two guns illegally possessed, one of which had been reported stolen.

Police say they found 38-year-old Justin Leyden on Monday, who was wanted on misdemeanor charges of trespass and petit larceny.