Crime

Officers will receive ballistic helmets, ballistic shields, night-vision binoculars, and drones intended to de-escalate dangerous encounters.

According to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office, scam artists and bots are scraping municipal websites for personal information from applications and permit process forms.

Police say the woman in the picture may have been involved in a motor vehicle accident.

The Cortland Police Department (CPD) is asking for assistance with an investigation.

Three dogs were found dead in the town of Scott, all three reported as malnourished with multiple injuries.

Sheriff Gary Howard says 37-year-old John Adrat, Jr. was stabbed shortly before noon Thursday, Apr. 2 by his stepbrother, 61-year-old John Penalvert, at their home on Lathrop Rd.

On April 6, 36-year-old Patrick Shea was sentenced to 7 years behind bars for arson and manslaughter charges.

48-year-old Augusto Joe Alvarez Hernandez, of Philadelphia, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.

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.