Oneida Police Department blotter

By Chief David R. Meeker Sr.

(Oneida, NY – Jan. Feb. 2012) Charlene M Sullivan, 29, of Hawthorne Avenue, Utica was arrested Jan. 27 on charges of; Driving while Intoxicated, Failure to keep right and Refused Pre-Screening test. Sullivan was charged after she allegedly struck a vehicle head on Jan. 17 at about 9:18 p.m. at Genesee Street and Upper Lenox Avenue. Sullivan was traveling west on Genesee Street when she turned right off of Genesee Street onto Upper Lenox Avenue to travel east when she went into the wrong lane and struck a west bound vehicle on Upper Lenox Ave. Sullivan was arraigned and committed to Madison County Jail in lieu of bail set at $1,000 to appear Feb. 3.

Rodney C. Ortman, 43, of N. Main Street, Oneida was charged on Jan. 31 with second-degree Aggravated Unlicensed Operation and Speed in Zone. He is to appear Feb. 17.

Christine D. Denney, 35, of Lenox Avenue, Oneida was issued a criminal summons Jan. 31 to appear in Oneida City Court Feb. 7 to answer a charge of second-degree Harassment. She is alleged to have physically harassed another person.

William W. Sochia, 21, of Pond Hill Road, Taberg was charged Feb. 1 with second-degree Harassment. He is to appear Feb. 3. He is alleged to have physically harassed another person.

Brian A. Hubbard, 21, of Vienna Road, Sylvan Beach was issued an appearance ticket Feb. 1 to appear in Oneida City Court Feb. 17 to answer a charge of Unlawful Possession of marijuana.

Deanna S. Warner, 36, of Seneca Turnpike, Canastota was charged Feb. 2 with Petit Larceny, seventh- degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance and Unlawful possession of marijuana. Warner is alleged to have stolen property from another person and to have possessed marijuana and a schedule V controlled substance. She is to appear in court Feb. 10.

A 17-year-old resident of Cherrywood Lane, Rome was arrested Feb. 2 on a charge of second-degree Criminal Contempt. He is alleged to have violated a court order. He was arraigned and committed to Madison County Jail in lieu of bail to appear Feb. 3.

(Durhamville, NY – Jan. 26, 2012) Oneida-based state police charged an Oneida teen with Criminal Possession of a Weapon after he was stopped on Center Street in Durhamville Thursday evening.

At approximately 6 p.m. troopers were investigating a property damage motor vehicle accident on Center Street when a westbound 2008 Pontiac G6 drove around a marked patrol vehicle with emergency lights flashing and attempted to drive through the accident scene as a tow truck was removing a vehicle from the ditch and was blocking the roadway.

The Pontiac was stopped and its operator, a 16-year-old resident of Cottage Place, Oneida was found to be driving without either a valid driver’s license or learners permit.  While being interviewed, he was found to have a set of metal knuckles in his pants pocket.

He was taken into custody and transported to the Oneida barracks for processing and was charged with fourth-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon and Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Verona Court on Feb. 12.

The vehicle’s passenger, a 16-year-old resident of Summit Ave, Oneida advised troopers that the vehicle belonged to his mother and that he gave permission for the youth to get behind the wheel and that he was helping to teach him to drive.  The passenger was issued a traffic ticket for Permitting Unlicensed Operation returnable in the Town of Verona Court.