News From Sarge

05/22 UPDATE ON WP FIRE JCS

THE BROOME COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE 2 BODIES  DISCOVERED AT THE SCENE OF SATURDAY’S FIRE IN THE TOWN  TRIANGLE WERE IDENTIFIED AS 61 YEAR OLD LARRY ONEY AND HIS 3 YR OLD DAUGHTER ALLISON ONEY. POLICE ALSO CONFIRMED THE FIRE WAS THE RESULT OF A DOMESTIC DISPUTE. IN WHICH THE ELDER ONEY SAID HE WAS GOING TO SET THE HOUSE ON FIRE AND KILL HIMSELF AND HIS 3 YEAR OLD CHILD. 39 YEAR OLD MELISSA ONEY, THE WOMAN INVOLVED IN THE DISPUTE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FROM THE SCENE WITH A CUT ACHILLES TENDON INFLICTED BY HER HUSBAND AFTER SHE TOLD HIM SHE WANTED A DIVORCE.. LARRY ONEYS DEATH IS BEING RULED A SUICIDE. THREE YEAR OLD ALLISON ONEY’S DEATH IS BEING RULED A HOMICIDE.  BOTH  DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION AND BOTH WERE SHOT

05/22 CHOBANI SCARE JCS

AN AMMONIA LEAK AT THE CHOBANI PLANT IN THE TOWN OF COLUMBUS YESTERDAY MORNING SENT TWO EMPLOYEES TO THE HOSPITAL. JUST AFTER 9 AM, OFFICIALS FOUND AN AMMONIA LEAK IN A CHILL TUNNEL AT THE NEW BERLIN FACILITY. THE PLANT WAS EVACUATED AND TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SENT TO CHENANGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY MONITORING. BOTH WERE RELEASED AND WERE FOUND TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH. CHOBANI OFFICIALS SAY THE LEAK WAS CAUSED BY A CONTRACTOR WORKING ON AN AIR CONDITIONING LINE IN THE CHILL TUNNEL

05/22  LAMB LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN. JCS

DEMOCRAT RON LAMB FORMALLY ANNOUNCED HIS CAMPAIGN FOR CONGRESS YESTERDAY IN BINGHAMTON. LAMB WORKED AS CONGRESSMAN HINCHEY’S TOP ADVISOR FOR 15 YEARS. HE IS RUNNING AGAINST REPUBLICAN INCUMBENT RICHARD HANNA FOR THE NEWLY CREATED 22^ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT. HANNA CURRENTLY REPRESENTS THE 24^TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT