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CRIME & SAFETY
Death investigation confirmed following Gang Mills police presence
GANG MILLS, N.Y. (WETM) — New York State Police are conducting a death investigation in Gang Mills after a neighborhood was blocked off in the hamlet on Tuesday. According to the NYSP Public Information Officer, Lynnea Crane, a death investigation is underway after an incident on Highland Drive on Tuesday, May 14. State police were […]
Heavy police presence in Gang Mills, road blocked off
GANG MILLS, N.Y. (WETM) – There is a heavy police presence at a residence on Highland Drive in Gang Mills this afternoon that has closed off the entire street. A report of the incident came into the 18 newsroom around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14. According to a reporter on the scene, multiple New […]
Two-car crash takes place in Elmira Tuesday evening
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A two-car crash temporarily blocked an intersection in the city of Elmira Tuesday evening. Two cars crashed at the intersection of North Main Street and West Water Street in Elmira at about 10:45 p.m. on May 14. According to an 18 News reporter at the scene, a black Nissan could be […]
Bodycam video; Elmira PD officer shoots attacking dog
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM)– After an inquiry from 18 News, the Elmira PD has released the bodycam video from an officer who was charged by an angry dog and was forced to shoot it on May 7. The video shows the officer getting out of his police cruiser, followed by events leading up to, and including, […]
Man pleads guilty to 2023 Elmira murder
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to what the district attorney’s office said was regarding the murder of an Elmira man back in January of 2023. According to information from the Chemung County District Attorney’s Office, 23-year-old Davonte L. Alligood pleaded guilty on Wednesday, May 15, to murder in the second […]
Elmira gunshot calls down 33% so far this year
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A Freedom of Information request submitted by 18 News shows a 33% decline in gunshot calls in Elmira during the first quarter of 2024, when compared to the same time frame in 2023. The year-to-year decrease comes after reported gunshots in Elmira more than doubled from 2018 to 2023. Data shows […]
Pennsylvania fugitive arrested in Chemung County
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A Pennsylvania man has been arrested as a fugitive from justice in Chemung County for violation of probation from a previous charge. According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, Jamie M. Lang, 41, was arrested after the Criminal Investigations Division received a warrant from Bradford County, Pennsylvania, on May 10. The […]
Elmira man faces theft charges
SOUTHPORT, N.Y. (WETM) — An Elmira man was arrested after allegedly shoplifting and stealing a motorcycle. According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, Harley E. Taylor, 30, was arrested in the Town of Southport on Tuesday, May 14. Authorities say that Taylor stole multiple items from Valu Home Center in Southport and was in possession […]
Chemung Co. Sheriff's Inv. Theetge released from in-patient Rochester rehab facility
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Chemung County Sheriff's Investigator Michael Theetge, who was critically injured while responding to a shoplifting incident in Big Flats, has been released from an in-patient Rochester Rehabilitation Facility that he was recovering at. According to a post on his personal Facebook, shared by the Chemung County...
Dundee man sentenced probation following ATV theft
SCHUYLER COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — A Yates County man was sentenced on Thursday following a theft in April where officials say he stole an ATV. According to the Schuyler County District Attorney’s Office, 33-year-old Joey Brizzee was sentenced to five years of probation on Thursday, May 9, for the charge of grand larceny in the […]
Corning man charged, allegedly had meth in jail
BATH, N.Y. (WETM) — A Corning man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he had drugs while in jail. Harold G. Warner, 36, was arrested at the Steuben County Jail on May 12. According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, deputies got a report about contraband being found in a holding cell at the […]
Horseheads Kiwanis Club Honors Local Law Enforcement Officers of the Year
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- The Kiwanis Club of Horseheads nominated local law enforcement officers of the year on Tuesday night. This has been a tradition for 30 years now, and each year they take nominations from the heads of area departments, and award the officers for their service. "This is...
Law Enforcement Memorial Day service returns for its fifth year
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) – The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office has announced that its fifth annual Law Enforcement Memorial Day service will be taking place tomorrow in Watkins Glen. The service will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, in front of the Michael J. Maloney Public Safety Building located at 106 10th Street […]
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