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.
Central NY man who hid 6.5 pounds of fentanyl in car speakers sentenced to 10 years in prison
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Utica man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking fentanyl from New York City to Oneida County. Eric Ares, 38, previously admitted to transporting the drugs in numerous trips from May 2020 through October 2021. He admitted to buying the drugs through numerous trips to New York City.
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.
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...
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.
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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