The Cortland County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old James Plaches strangled and cut someone with a knife during an altercation.
On August 19, 44-year-old Ahmed Abed was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for second-degree murder.
A crash between a four-door sedan and a livestock truck on August 18th in Hector has left one injured.
The Ithaca Police Department is reporting rising incidents of thefts from parked vehicles.
29-year-old Khalid Husband of Brooklyn and 29-year-old Mark Waters of Elmira were arrested on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance.
On August 2nd, deputies arrested Timothy Cole, of Nichols, for failure to appear in court on charges of felony grand larceny and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
The Cortland Voice reports that 59-year-old Steven Burda’s trial has been adjourned for “undisclosed reasons,” and has not yet been rescheduled.
45-year-old Robert Morton of Ithaca was allegedly found with methamphetamine after a traffic stop on August 4th.
State Sen. Lea Webb says $1.2 million through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (G.I.V.E.) program is being split between Tompkins and Broome counties.
Authorities in Chemung County are trying to identify a person of interest who was seen leaving Walmart in Horseheads on August 8th.