Crime

Thousands of dollars worth of scrap metal and truck parts were stolen over a period of several months from a Tioga County construction services business.

An owner of R.B. Robinson Contracting in Candor says as many as four people were believed to be involved in the ongoing thefts

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A 17-year-old Binghamton boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident on the city's West Side.

Authorities say Erick Gonzalez has been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony

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A wide variety of law enforcement issues are discussed on the May 25th edition of the weekly local public affairs program, Southern Tier Close Up by Broome County Sheriff David Harder.

Online and home improvement scams are very prevalent now, according to Harder

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Law enforcement agencies around New York State are conducting another 'Click It or Ticket' seat belt enforcement effort.  The initiative runs through June 2nd.

New York State Police, Broome Sheriff's and other agencies have increased patrols out looking for motorists and passengers in violation of the state seat belt law

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Cortland County Sheriff's officials say they shut down a methamphetamine lab on New York Stte forest land.

Officials say May 18 the Cortland County Drug Task Force raided a location off the Hewitt Road truck trail in the Town of Scott and arrested 31 year old Joshua Pittsley of Cortland

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Endicott police say a man who has been living at a Washington Avenue motel is suspected of taking several hundred dollars from the business manager's apartment.

Investigators say 52-year-old Joseph Lazzaro was charged with second-degree burglary, a felony

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A Binghamton man faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced in August for drug trafficking.

33 year old Juan Martinez has pleaded guilty to felony narcotics trafficking conspiracy.

Martinez and 23 year old Johnny Ortiz are accused of running cocaine from New Jersey to points in the Southern Tier

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A Chenango County man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of his wife.

Authorities say 38-year-old Ganesh Ramsaran of New Berlin was arrested Friday.

The arrest came more than five months after the man reported his wife, 36-year-old Jennifer Ramsaran, missing

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Several Broome County Jail inmates have been charged after a shakedown detail at the town of Dickinson facility

The jail's criminal investigations unit says five inmates were arrested.

Authorities say 30-year-old Charles Alexander of Johnson City faces three felony counts

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Two Binghamton men have been arrested in connection with the reported theft of thousands of dollars in items from a storage facility on Front Street.

Authorities say 18-year-old Devin Grier and 18-year-old Justin Creeley have been charged with third-degree burglary, a felony

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