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Springport clerk arrested for allegedly using town computer to boost retirement benefits

Springport clerk arrested for allegedly using town computer to boost retirement benefits
The longtime Springport clerk is facing felony charges for allegedly using a town computer to boost her own retirement benefits. Deborah Waldron, 62, was arrested Friday and has been charged with first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. She’s also charged with computer trespass and official misconduct. Waldron pleaded not guilty and will return to Aurelius... more

Springport clerk arrested for allegedly using town computer to boost retirement benefits

Springport clerk arrested for allegedly using town computer to boost retirement benefits
The longtime Springport clerk is facing felony charges for allegedly using a town computer to boost her own retirement benefits. Deborah Waldron, 62, was arrested Friday and has been charged with first-degree offering a false instrument for filing, a class E felony. She’s also charged with computer trespass and official misconduct. Waldron pleaded not guilty and will return to Aurelius... more

Fire departments extinguish Springport garage fire

Fire departments extinguish Springport garage fire
A fire that started in the garage of a Springport home was quickly extinguished Monday afternoon by multiple responding departments. Niel Rivenburgh, deputy director of the Cayuga County Emergency Services, said the initial call at 12:38 p.m. said an elderly woman was having difficulty exiting her house at 4995 Cross Road where the fire occurred. “It becomes a very inherently... more

25-year-old charged with disseminating indecent materials to 12-year-old Cayuga County child

25-year-old charged with disseminating indecent materials to 12-year-old Cayuga County child
Sheriff David Gould reports that last Thursday, the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office initiated an investigation into an allegation that an adult male from Syracuse had been engaging in inappropriate online contact with a 12-year-old child from Cayuga County. As a result of that investigation, 25-year-old Joshua E. Mauro of 209 ½ Lawrence Avenue in Syracuse was arrested on Monday for disseminating... more

22-year-old Geneva man dies in Cayuga Co. accident with snowplow

22-year-old Geneva man dies in Cayuga Co. accident with snowplow
Investigators say that a 22-year-old Geneva man was pronounced dead at the scene after an accident, which took place on Wednesday around 9:31 pm in the Town of Springport. The accident happened on State Route 326 when Alex J. Myers, 28, of Union Springs lost control of his 1999 Audi while traveling south on Route 326. He lost control on... more

Springport couple charged after sheriff’s office allegedly finds heroin

Springport couple charged after sheriff’s office allegedly finds heroin
A couple from Springport was charged after the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office allegedly found heroin in a residence last month, according to a news release. On Jan. 15, the sheriff’s office executed a search warrant for a residence at 1281 Route 326, Springport, after an investigation gave police reason to believe the residents had heroin, Detective Sgt. Fred Cornelius said.... more

Sheriff: Cayuga County brothers facing felony charges after domestic incident

Sheriff: Cayuga County brothers facing felony charges after domestic incident
Two brothers have been arrested following an alleged domestic incident Thursday, Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said. A caller reported an altercation that occurred at 1073 Connors Road in Springport. The person who contacted authorities said there was a man stabbed at the location. While an investigation found no stabbing occurred at the property, there was allegedly a violent incident... more

Cuomo consolidation plans stir talks between Union Springs and Springport

Cuomo consolidation plans stir talks between Union Springs and Springport
Following Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal for counties to create consolidation plans for residents to vote up or down on the November ballot, Union Springs Mayor Bud Shattuck had an idea. The state Division of Local Government Services is encouraging counties to apply for $50,000 grants for “assistance for the consolidation or dissolution of a local government.” With the village and... more
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