CRIME & SAFETY
Utica man accused of threatening construction worker with knife
UTICA — A Utica man is accused of threatening a construction worker with a knife after the worker tried to intervene in a dispute outside the Oneida County Office Building, according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff's deputies said Dominic M. Launux, 37, of Utica, was in an...
Utica Man Charged with Inappropriate Contact with Underage Girl
UTICA, N.Y. -- A Utica man is accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl multiple times. The investigation began last month, and the Oneida County Sheriff's Office arrested Damerious Thomas today. The 18-year-old is facing charges of sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of a child. "Thomas was processed at...
120 Months in Federal Prison: Utica Man Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl Conspiracy
UTICA, N.Y. (WKTV) -- A 38-year-old Utica man was sentenced today for conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. Eric Ares was sentenced on Thursday to 120 months in federal prison for his role in the conspiracy. "Ares was also ordered to serve a 5-year term of supervised release...
Bruce Leonard, who beat one of his sons to death to be released from prison
ONEIDA COUNTY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Bruce Leonard, a father who was sentenced for beating his two teen sons inside of the Word of Life Church in New Hartford, is set to be released on May 2. Leonard is scheduled for release after serving around seven years of a ten-year prison sentence. In 2017, he admitted […]
Father who helped beat two sons — killing one — at Word of Life church released from prison
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Utica-area man who helped brutally beat his two sons at the Word of Life Church in Oneida County in 2015 was released from state prison Thursday, records show. Bruce Leonard, now 73, pleaded guilty in 2016 to first- and second-degree assault after he and others...
Utica woman charged in late-night stabbing
UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — A late-night stabbing has put one person in the hospital and another person under arrest in the City of Utica, according to Utica Police. Police were called to the 500 block of Eagle Street at approximately 11 pm on Monday, April 29 regarding a stabbing investigation. Once they arrived, they were met with a victim who had obvious injuries to her arm and hands.
Missing Rome teen returned home Tuesday morning
ROME — A 13-year-old girl returned home Tuesday morning after being reported missing in Rome Monday night, according to the Rome Police Department. Police said the teenager was last seen leaving her residence at about 8:18 p.m. Monday and the authorities were notified and began a search.
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.
A cadet at 15, Utica Fire Chief Ben Brown became chief at 26
The overhead view wasn’t pretty. Utica had been slammed with a tornado, and Ben Brown’s hometown was in shambles. He won’t forget the sight anytime soon. There’s nobody else who cares about the fire department the way he does, and it’s always been that way.”
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