CRIME & SAFETY
2 Utica Women Arrested Following Walmart Larceny Investigation
UTICA, N.Y. -- North Utica Walmart was once again the site of a larceny investigation. On the morning of May 6, Utica Police units responded to the area following a report that Loss prevention associates attempted to apprehend two females who had bypassed all points of purchase with a cart full of items.
April Shoplifting Investigation Leads to May Arrests
UTICA, N.Y. -- A shoplifting investigation from April 10 has resulted in arrests. Utica Police officers responded to Walmart in North Utica last month regarding a shoplifting incident. Loss-prevention associates at the store told UPD that two individuals "filled carts with items and passed all points of sale and attempted...
Utica Man Pleads Guilty to 2nd-Degree Murder; Scheduled for Sentencing on July 8
UTICA, N.Y. -- Colton Shaffer appeared in Oneida County Court Monday morning and unexpectedly pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for killing a man on Eagle Street in Utica back in November and leaving his body in a bathtub. Shaffer, 25, confessed to shooting and stabbing 26-year-old Neko Rayton. The Utica...
Two Utica men charged following alleged knife fight Saturday
UTICA — Two Utica men are in custody on accusations they threatened each other with knives, according to the Utica Police Department. Police said Dukie Fernando-Fuller, 37, and Fernell Allen, 47, got into a fight in the 1200 block of Steuben Street around 1 p.m. Police said both men pulled out knives and the authorities were notified.
Westmoreland Woman Charged After Striking Deputy
WESTMORELAND, N.Y. -- A woman is facing charges after a reported domestic incident Sunday morning. The Oneida County Sheriff's Office says they were called to the Stewart's on Route 233 in Westmoreland around 10:30 Sunday morning. Deputies say that 46-year-old Alison Collings of Westmoreland was intoxicated and running into the...
Word of Life defendant paroled; more documentaries about the case
This story has been updated to include some clarifications. Bruce Leonard, the father of the victim in the Word of Life Church case, was released from Marcy Correctional Facility on parole on Thursday just over eight and a half years after his son's death. Leonard, 73, had pleaded guilty to first and second-degree...
Deputy, driver suffer minor injuries in Westmoreland crash
WESTMORELAND — A sheriff’s deputy and another driver were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash at routes 5 and 233 Friday afternoon, according to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s deputies said the road patrol deputy’s vehicle collided with a 2019 Hyundai at the intersection of routes 5...
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