Man charged with robbing Baldwinsville-area bank; troopers recover stolen money
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
Troopers say the man pictured robbing Fulton Savings Bank in Van Buren on Feb. 23, 2021, in this surveillance photo is Travis J. Heppard, 31.Provided
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Van Buren, N.Y. A man caught on camera robbing a Baldwinsville-area bank has been arrested, troopers said.
Travis J. Heppard, 31, of Baldwinsville, has been charged with robbing the Fulton Savings Bank at 7471 State Fair Blvd. in Van Buren. He was arrested Monday by the New York State Police after a six-day investigation.
Heppard walked into the bank around 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23 and passed a teller a note demanding money and threatening to use a gun, troopers said. A teller handed over money, troopers said, and Heppard fled from the store.
Man accused of firing fatal shot in Lysander shooting out of jail, makes bail, DA says
Updated Mar 01, 2021;
Posted Mar 01, 2021
One person was killed and another injured in a shooting shortly after midnight today in this house at the corner of Cold Springs Road and Shriver Driver in Lysander.Samantha House | shouse@syracuse.com
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Lysander, N.Y. A 44-year-old man who police say fired the fatal shot that killed a father in Lysander last week has made bail, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.
William Kratz, 44, of Baldwinsville, had been assigned $75,000 cash bail or $150,000 bond after being charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon for having a “ghost gun.”
Mike Mowins on leadership: Naval Academy taught value of serving those you lead
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
Mike Mowins, president and owner of Vetted Tech Inc., and Technical Director Josh Weaver (right) hold stainless steel parts made in the machine behind them.Courtesy Vetted Tech
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Mike Mowins graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1979, received a physical disability discharge, and ultimately landed with Phillips Screw Company for 31 years. The company was founded in the 1930s by Henry Frank Phillips, who gave his name to the new kind of screw head and screwdriver and turned it into a business.
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A stun gun, a shovel, then gunshots: How a keyed SUV triggered a deadly dispute in Lysander
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
One person was killed and another injured in a shooting shortly after midnight today in this house at the corner of Cold Springs Road and Shriver Driver in Baldwisnville.Samantha House | shouse@syracuse.com
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Baldwinsville, NY An argument over a keyed SUV led to Monday’s deadly encounter between Lysander neighbors, which involved a stun gun, a contractor-grade shovel and a loaded “ghost gun,” witnesses told Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard.
What started as anger and suspicion over vandalism to a new Chevrolet Trailblazer ended with William “Bill” Delany, 44, dead, his 27-year-old son, Devon, shot in the midsection and the shooter, William Kratz, 44, jailed on an illegal gun charge.