(Palermo, NY – Aug. 12, 2011) At approximately 2:15 p.m. Aug. 12, the New York State Police in Fulton were dispatched to Goodfellow Road in the Town of Palermo for a personal injury accident involving a golf cart.

The investigation revealed that two 8 year old boys who were life-long best friends, had been driving around private property on an electric golf cart.  Curtis Mace was driving an EZ-Go brand golf cart around the property with his best friend, Cole Dolbear, who was riding on the rear of the cart.

Dolbear had fallen off the back of the cart and was then accidentally backed over by the rear of the golf cart. Mace was unaware that his friend had fallen off the cart when this occurred.

Life saving measures were attempted at the scene by parents and members of the Palermo Volunteer Fire Department who had been dispatched to the scene.

Dolbear was transported by Menter’s Ambulance to Oswego Hospital with a serious head injury, where he was subsequently pronounced deceased.

The boys’ respective elementary schools have been notified and will be providing grief counseling to students.

Pictured from top are Williams and Edmond.

(Fulton, NY – Aug. 10, 2011) The New York State Police in Fulton arrested two Syracuse men Aug. 9 while investigating a vehicle off the road in the Town of Palermo.

Trooper George Baker located three males walking on Island Road in the Oswego County Town of Palermo near the scene of a vehicle that had just crashed into a nearby field.  The males were carrying several items that included a set of golf clubs and a laptop computer.  The subjects dropped the property and subsequently ran off into the woods upon the arrival of Trooper Baker.

All three subjects were caught after a brief foot chase with assistance from additional law enforcement officers.  Further investigation revealed that the subjects had just driven off the road and crashed into a field with a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am, which had been reported stolen from the City of Syracuse Aug. 8. The vehicle sustained damage to the under-carriage and the airbags were deployed in the incident.

Charged with fourth-degree Criminal Possession of Stolen Property were Shariff O. Edmond, 26, of 611 Barnes Ave., Syracuse and Delreon D. Williams, 19, who reports his address as being homeless in Syracuse.

Additionally, Williams was charged with third-degree Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance for possessing a quantity of crack/cocaine on his person when he was located by Troopers.

The third subject was released after the investigation determined that he was not criminally involved in this incident.

(Palermo, NY – Feb. 7, 2011) On January 25, 2011 following an investigation, Troopers from NYSP Fulton arrested Richard Kocher, 48, of 4071 State Route 3, Fulton, NY for Rape in the 3rd, Criminal Sex Act in the 3rd degree and endangering the welfare of a Child.

Kocher was arraigned before Hon. James Aluzzi in the Town of Volney Court and remanded to the Oswego County Jail, to re-appear in Town of Palermo Court on Feb. 14 at 7 p.m.

(Palermo, NY