Tompkins County Sheriff Derek R. Osborne reported his arrest of one of his deputies, Zachary Starner, for perjury in the first degree, a Class D Felony.
While the Village of Lansing has already made its decision on the sale and public consumption of Cannabis in the municipality – opting into the retail sale and out of
Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne, along with Sue Ellen Holmes, manager of the Milton Meadows apartment complex (located on 42 Auburn Road), met with the Lansing Town Council on March 17 to hold a Q&A with residents on public safety issues in the community.
The decision to host such a session was made based on the recent incident that involved two vehicles chasing and shooting at one another before crashing on Auburn Road on March 13.
There were a variety of thoughts and concerns shared by members of the public at the meeting. Local resident Jessica MacDonald asked because the sheriffâs department has a limited amount of deputies patrolling the county at a given time â Osborne said there are three or four deputies per shift patrolling the county (27 in total) â if it would be worth exploring the establishment of a town police force.