ELMIRA | At about 8:45 p.m. Sunday night patrolmen responded to a reported single gunshot in the area of Franklin and Jefferson streets.Patrolmen were advised a subject in this area was outside of a residence armed with a long gun.Elmira Sergeant William Solt said the first officers at the scene were told the subject had a long gun and had gone back into his residence.Police said a perimeter was [...]
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Elmira streets closed after gunfire reported
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Third man charged in Clayton case
A third man has been charged in connection to the death of Kelley Stage Clayton last September. Mark Blandford, 49, of Elmira, was arrested Tuesday by the Steuben County Sheriff's Office and state police, according to our news partner WETM.A Steuben County Grand Jury has indicted him on two counts of second-degree murder, one count of burglary and two counts of conspiracy.He [...]
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DA: Blandford played lesser role in Clayton murder
BATH | The third man charged in connection to the murder of Kelley Stage Clayton did not play as big a role as the other defendants, Chemung County District Attorney Weeden Wetmore said.Mark Blandford, 49, of Linden Place, Elmira, was charged Tuesday with two-counts of second-degree murder, one count of burglary, and two counts of conspiracy.Clayton, 35, was killed Sept. 29, 2015 in her Caton residence. [...]
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Elmira police investigate report of gunshot
Elmira police are investigating a report of a gunshot Wednesday evening in the 100-block area of Elm Street. Police were called to the scene at around 7:42 p.m. and were told by witnesses that a shot was fired during a disturbance.There were no injuries and no arrests have been made at this time.Anyone with information is asked to call the Elmira Police Department at 737-5626.
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Police: Elmira delivery driver held up at gunpoint
ELMIRA - A delivery driver was held up at gunpoint Tuesday after he confronted two teens who used a counterfeit $100 bill to pay for pizza.Elmira police officers were called at around 10:25 p.m. to the 400 block of Broadway Avenue after a Domino's Pizza delivery driver reported he had been threatened by two black males, one of which displayed a handgun. The driver told police he realized had been given a [...]
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Woman gets 25 years in prison for church killing
UTICA — A woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for joining fellow members of a central New York church in a 14-hour round of beatings that killed one of her half brothers and wounded another.Sarah Ferguson was convicted in July of manslaughter and assault but the judge cleared her of murder in the death of 19-year-old Lucas Leonard at the Word of Life Christian Church last October.She wept and apologized [...]
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Blandford pleads not guilty
BATH | The third man charged in connection to the murder of Kelley Stage Clayton pleaded not guilty in Steuben County Court Friday morning.Mark Blandford, 49, of Linden Place, Elmira, was charged Tuesday with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of burglary and two counts of conspiracy.Blandford is being represented by attorney Christopher Tunney, a former DWI prosecutor with the Steuben County District Attorney's [...]
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Police: Elmira man charged with assault
An Elmira resident is facing multiple charges following a violent altercation early Monday morning, police said.
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Police: Two robberies under investigation
Elmira police are currently investigating a series of unsolved robberies that occurred Sunday and Monday, police said.
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Avoca man charged with child endangerment
An Avoca man has been charged after allegedly subjecting a child less than 16 years of age to inappropriate contact, police said. Milford Olmsted, 54, of 61161 St. Rt. 415, Avoca, was charged Tuesday with endangering the welfare of a child and second-degree harassment. Milford was arraigned in Avoca Town Court and sent to Steuben County Jail.
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St. Patrick's shooting suspect found in N.C.
The man suspected of shooting five people in an Elmira bar in late July was arrested Friday in North Carolina.Zecary L. Banks, 27, of Elmira, was taken into custody by U.S. Marshals at around 10 a.m. in Charlotte, according to Elmira City police.He is currently being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail, where he is awaiting extradition. Authorities were dispatched to Patrick's Bar on College [...]
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Police: Pa. fugitive found in Corning
CORNING | A homeless man wanted in Pennsylvania for allegedly sexually assaulting a child less than 16 years old was arrested Thursday afternoon near Centerway Square.Lawrence Keisner, 31, last known address Antes Fort, Pa., was charged with fugitive from justice and false personation.Chief Jeff Spaulding said police interviewed Keisner after the department received several reports from concerned [...]
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Corning police: Elmiran assaults woman at Lando's
CORNING | A man is behind bars after allegedly hitting a 22-year-old woman in the face with a glass during a confrontation Friday morning at Lando’s Hotel and Lounge.Christopher M. Mickinkle, 41, of Elmira, was charged with second-degree assault and criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies.Chief Jeff Spaulding said the woman confronted Mickinkle at about 12:50 a.m. after he allegedly hit another [...]
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Wellsville residents face up to 20 years in prison
Two Wellsville residents could serve as much as 20 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to meth charges, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr.'s office reported. Sarah J. Greene, 38, and Michael C. Mullen, 35, both pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, methamphetamine, Hochul's office reported. The charge [...]
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2 charged in Southport home burglary
Two people are facing charges after an investigation into a rash of residential burglaries over the past several weeks in the Town of Southport. Erica R. Vanzile, 26, and Timothy J. Lewis Jr., 27, were arrested Thursday, the Chemung County Sheriff's Office said.The pair had been living in a wooded area adjacent to Cedar Street in Southport, deputies said. They were each [...]
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Woman's shooting death probed
Authorities are investigating the shooting death of a woman Friday in the Town of Horseheads.The Chemung County Sheriff's Office responded to 342 Hardscrabble Road at around 4:50 p.m. after receiving a report of a gunshot victim, deputies said.There, they found the body of Tiffany S. Crossett, 42, of Elmira Heights.The Chemung County Coroner's Office pronounced her dead at the scene. [...]
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Sheriff: Savona woman lied on time cards
A Savona resident is facing charges after allegedly submitting false time cards, the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office said Monday.Delinda K. Buchanan, 41, was arrested Monday and charged with 12 counts first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a Class E felony, and third-degree grand larceny, a Class D felony.Buchanan, a home health aide, allegedly submitted 12 time cards containing false information and [...]
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Liverpool man gets 235 years in prison for child porn
A New York man has been sentenced to 235 years in prison for sexually exploiting two children to make child pornography.Forty-year-old Jason Kopp, of Liverpool, was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Syracuse, where he pleaded guilty in May to taking sexually explicit photos of two children.Prosecutors say they launched an investigation in March when a child exploitation task force member began texting with Kopp. [...]
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Police: Chemung resident charged with welfare fraud
A Town of Chemung resident is facing welfare fraud and other charges after an investigation, the Elmira Police Department said.Ashley Fenchel, 27, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant issued out of Elmira City Court. She was charged with fourth-degree welfare fraud, fourth-degree grand larceny and first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, all Class E felonies. She allegedly filed fraudulent paperwork with the [...]
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Elmira man faces weapons charges
An Elmira man is facing weapons charges after he was stopped by police Monday near the intersection of East Second Street and Clemens Center Parkway.Scott Whitecotton, 24, was charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a Class C felony, after a .32 caliber handgun was found in his possession, Elmira City Police said. Whitecotton was also arrested on an active warrant, they said.
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