Police/Fire

County outlaws 'bath salts'

Synthetic drugs that mimic the effects of controlled substances or marijuana are now illegal in Cortland County, following a second public hearing Thursday at which two speakers opposed the …

Pittman waives felony hearing in attempted murder case

Tyshawn Pittman waived his right Thursday to a preliminary hearing in Cortland City Court, moving his trial on an attempted murder charged to Cortland County Court. Pittman, 37, of 107-109 Main …

New York State Police at Ithaca have received several calls that people are contacting Tompkins County residents and identifying themselves as a trooper and that you are a victim of a scam.The …

Preliminary hearing today in attempted murder case

Tyshawn Pittman faces a preliminary felony hearing today in a case where he's accused of trying to murder a neighbor and friend of his girlfriend. Pittman, 37, of 107-109 Main St., apartment 4, …

Shooting victim tells police she looked down the barrel

Tyshawn Pittman backed Johnessa B. Wing into a corner Friday and brandished a gold-colored .32-caliber revolver. She looked down the barrel of the gun, she told police, and turned her head."I begged …

Officer finds new partner driven, and a little fuzzy

Within moments of laying eyes on Rhett, Neena Testa knew she had found a partner. “He was very obedient,” said Testa, a Cortland County sheriff’s officer and the …

Tyshawn Pittman will appear in Cortland City Court on Wednesday, accused of trying to murder a woman he shot Friday in an apartment on Main Street, police said.Pittman, 37, of 109 Main St., apartment …

State police responded to 49 accidents and disabled vehicles in Cortland, Tompkins and Tioga counties during a snowstorm Thursday and Friday, but none involving life-threatening injuries, Troop C …

Police make arrest after downtown shooting

Police arrested a local man for his alleged involvement in a shooting Friday afternoon, and reportedly found the gun involved in the shooting. The Cortland Police Department arrested Tyshawn G. …

Police seek man in apparent shooting in Cortland

Cortland city police are investigating a possible shooting inside an apartment building downtown that left one woman with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, the police chief …

Accused: Tanesha M. Bennett, 38, south Main Street, Cortland Charges: Third-degree welfare fraud, third-degree grand larceny, three counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, …

A blue Christmas

As Brentley Knapp of Cortland ran through aisles of toys, followed closely by Cortland Officer Ken Browns pushing a cart behind him, an orange and green toy caught his eye. "This one will be for …

School threat proves unfounded

A number of greater Cortland area school districts locked down Wednesday after reports of a threat of a school shooting — which later proved false — Cortland County sheriff's officers …

Accused: Kassey E. Roe, 30, of CortlandCharges: First-degree falsifying business records, a felony; seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, petit larceny, misdemeanorsDetails: …

Itching to raise scratch

Looking at the Cortland police officers clustered outside the police station Monday, there wasn't an unkempt beard in sight. No scraggly 'staches, no artful stubble, just very neat whiskers in brown …

A Cortland County man awaiting trial in a drug case was arrested Thursday and accused of trying to intimidate a witness, Cortland County sheriff's officers said.Chester L. Burdick, 47, was charged …

Local crime in decline

Crime continued a five-year trend in 2021 of dropping in Cortland County, state data show, even as it increased across New York. Violent crime, in particular, dropped, to 60 cases from 97 in 2021, …

Cortland County Sheriff Mark E. Helms announced Thursday that Cortland County police agencies will crack down on impaired driving through Jan. 1, even as the American Automobile Association reported …

A 30-year-old man was arrested Wednesday morning after pointing what appeared to be an AR-15 assault rife at a Cortland police officer, city police said. Jonathan Cepeda, 30, was cahrged with …

Accused: Garrett R. George, 24, of CortlandCharges: Driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanorDetails: George lost control of his vehicle about 2:10 a.m. Nov. 5, when it overturned on Interstate 81 in …

A McGraw man is in the Cortland County Jail without bail following a search Thursday of his home that turned up more than $5,000 in illegal drugs, police said. Chester L. Burdick, 47 of West Main …

Accused: Mason D. Thomas, 23, of IthacaCharges: Third-degree grand larceny, fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, felonies.Details: A Dryden resident reported to police about 7 a.m. …

The Tompkins County Sheriff's Office has fired a deputy after a complaint of inappropriate sexual communication while on duty, a complaint made to a Cortland County law enforcement …

Accused: Joshua Morris, 42, of GrotonCharges: Third-degree unlawful fleeing a police officer, second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, misdemeanors; unregistered motor …

Two Taylor residents were charged Wednesday with possessing more than $800 worth of drugs, reports the Cortland County Drug Task Force. Elijah J. Closson, 43, was charged with third-degree …

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