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WADDINGTON, N.Y. (WWTI) – A pair from St. Lawrence County are facing charges after allegedly trying to sell a stolen generator. New York State Police charged 32-year-old Regina Pribble and 36-year-old Rusty Simmons, both of Ogdensburg, with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. The duo allegedly were in possession of a stolen Honda generator and […]
MASSENA, New York (WWNY) - A Massena man is accused of running over another man with a pickup truck and leaving the scene. Village police arrested 47-year-old Brent Ransom last Friday. He’s charged with a felony count of leaving the scene of a serious personal injury accident. Lieutenant Cody...
Emily RussellFire at an Adirondack campsite burns part of an island on Lower Saranac Lake. On Tuesday evening, Rebekah Mills went out for a paddle on Lower Saranac Lake with two friends— Nate Atkinson and John Papin. They’re all training for the 90-miler canoe race next weekend. It was getting dark when Mills first saw the fire at a campsite on an island in the distance.
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (WWTI) – A 23-year-old Jefferson County man is dead after a weekend crash in the town of Gouverneur. New York State Police said Gianfranco Jones-Ortiz of Philadelphia was traveling on State Route 58 around 5 a.m. Saturday morning when he failed to negotiate a curve. Authorities said Jones-Ortiz went off the road, and hit […]
OSWEGATCHIE, N.Y. (WWTI) – New York State Police are ask for the public’s assistance in attempting to identify an individual who allegedly burglarized a garage in St. Lawrence County. On the NYSP Facebook page, authorities are looking for a person that allegedly burglarized a garage on County Route 4 in the town of Oswegatchie around […]
CANTON, New York (WWNY) - A Massena couple has been indicted on murder charges in connection with the beating death of a three-year-old child. The toddler’s mother, Kaitlin Cyrus, and her boyfriend, Jovannie Vega, both 24 years old, were arrested last November. A St. Lawrence County grand jury indicted...
A small Tennessee town has lost its entire police force in protest of a new mayor who was elected just weeks ago. Alexandria Police Chief Travis Bryant said he resigned last week because new Mayor Beth Tripp was “micromanaging” his department despite not having proper policing experience — with his other two officers soon following his lead, according to WTVF News “To just up and leave like I did, it bothers me,” the chief told the outlet. “But it is just what I felt was in the best interest for myself, and I had to do that.” Bumbling murder suspect hiding during raid...
PERU | Authorities said a verbal argument led to a Plattsburgh man’s arrest on felony weapons charges. New York State Police were called to a Blake Road residence Aug. 28 after someone reported having left the residence following an argument. The person was concerned after leaving due to their child still being present in the home.
WATERTOWN- A local resident is among a pair of suspects charged with felony larceny in Jefferson County, authorities say. Joshua R. Cox, 32, of Carthage, NY was arrested Thursday evening by the New York State Police (Watertown). Cox is formally charged with one felony count of grand larceny in the fourth-degree (property value greater than $1,000).
MORRISTOWN, New York (WWNY) - A Potsdam man landed in jail following a pursuit on Wednesday that ended when the allegedly stolen vehicle he was driving crashed into a police SUV in the town of Morristown. State police say 28-year-old Kody LaRock crashed into the Ogdensburg police vehicle while trying...