CRIME & SAFETY
Four dogs recovering; owner charged in Deansboro
DEANSBORO — A 51-year-old man is facing multiple counts of animal cruelty after four emaciated dogs were seized from his Deansboro home in late March. Authorities said the four severely emaciated dogs were taken in by the Central New York SPCA after they were rescued from the home of 51-year-old Brian Bridge on March 18.
Utica man sentenced on federal fentanyl charges
SYRACUSE, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — A Utica man learned his fate in federal court on Wednesday, May 1 after pleading guilty to fentanyl possession charges. 38-year-old Eric Ares of Utica was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for consipiring to possess and distribute fentanyl on Wednesday, according to United States Attorney Carla Freedman. Ares pled guilty in an earlier appearance in the Syracuse Federal Court.
Hochul investigates DA caught on cam swearing at police, refusing to stop
NEW YORK - New York Governor Kathy Hochul says she's looking into an upstate district attorney who allegedly attempted to use her office to evade a speeding ticket. Monroe County DA Sandra Doorley refused to stop after speeding, leading to a heated argument with police caught on bodycam. In a...
Father in Word of Life murder released from state prison
NEW HARTFORD — The father of the teenager that was killed at the Word of Life Church in 2015 has been released from state prison after serving seven years of a 10 year sentence, according to the New York State Department of Corrections. Bruce Leonard, now age 73, was...
NY judge may get slap on the wrist after wild caught-on-video brawl over parking spot ended with him shoving cop
An upstate New York judge who was caught-on-video shoving a cop during a wild shirtless brawl with his neighbors over a parking spot could get off with just a slap on the wrist. Mark Grisanti, 59, was formally reprimanded by the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct [SCJC] for the cuss-laden June 2020 melee that ended with him cuffed. The judicial watchdog group explained that while SCJC Administrator Robert Tembeckjian recommended Grisanti be kicked off the bench, and four members voted for his ouster, six other panelists opted for the lighter censuring, or public admonishment. “I hope Judge Grisanti appreciates how close...
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