Virgil man stabbed, bludgeoned 16-year-old girl to death in her home, police say

A 23-year-old man has been charged with murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl found stabbed and bludgeoned inside her central New York home. Amie Leland was found dead inside her home in Cortland at around 3:30 p.m. Friday.
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Fugitive wanted in NYC, N.J. for stabbing victim in face with Rambo knife caught in Cortland, police say

A man who was wanted in New Jersey and New York City for multiple crimes, including stabbing a victim in the face with a Rambo knife, was caught by Cortland officers Wednesday, police said. Around 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, the Cortland Police Department learned that the fugitive, 34-year-old Christopher Randall, might be living in the area.

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Cortland man shoplifting from Kmart caught with cocaine, marijuana and knife, police say

A Cortland man who was stopped while shoplifting from Kmart was found to have cocaine, marijuana and a butterfly knife, police said. Police were called to the Kmart on state Route 13 in Cortlandville around 3:05 p.m. Wednesday after store officials called about a shoplifter who had left the store with merchandise without paying.

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Former Messiah College student arrested for threatening other students on social media website, police say

... after police said he threatened students of the college on a social media website. Michael Joseph Diorio, 25, of Cortland, N.Y., is charged with misdemeanor counts of making terroristic threats and harassment. The charges were bound over to ...

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Cortland man charged with robbing Ithaca bank, police say

A Cortland man has been charged with felony third-degree robbery after he handed a bank teller a note and fled with cash, according to Ithaca Police The man, Ian Miles, was wearing a blue hoodie and sunglasses when he approached a teller at the Elmira Savings Bank at 301 East State St. with a note demanding cash, news reports said. The branch office is just east of the Commons.

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