Police Blotter

Todd Edwards, 23, of Hogansburg pleaded guilty under a plea agreement in late October to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and to distribute a controlled substance. Edwards was sentenced recently to 57 months in prison, with the court recommending that he be housed in Fort Dix, N.J., followed by three years of supervised release. Edwards was also recently sentenced in Franklin County Court to 3 ½ years in prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for a first-degree attempted burglary conviction. That sentence will run consecutive to his federal prison term.

On March 2, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Alain Duclos, 64 of Montreal, PQ, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.

On March 1, 2014 St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Brad R. Bigtree, 48 of Hogansburg, NY, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for No/Inadequate Head Light.

On March 3, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Sharon E. Nolan, 48 of Hogansburg, NY, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for Unregistered Motor Vehicle.

On March 1, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Dallas B. Caldwell, 39 of Hogansburg, NY, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for No/Inadequate Stop Lamp.

On March 1, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Dwayne A. Thomas, 41 of Hogansburg, NY, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for No/Inadequate Brake Lamp.

On March 1, St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police issued Tylar J. Thomas, 17 of Hogansburg, NY, a Tribal Traffic Ticket for Speeding.

Breach

Cornwall, ON – Leighann Neff, 32 of Akwesasne was arrested on March 6th, 2014 on the strength of a warrant. It is alleged that on March 13th, 2012 the woman breached her recognizance for having failed to report as directed. As a result an investigation ensued and a warrant was issued for her arrest as her whereabouts were unknown. On March 6th, 2014 police attended the Cornwall Courthouse as the woman was in custody on an unrelated matter. The warrant was executed and the woman remained in custody to await a bail hearing.

Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service

Abandoned Vehicle - On March 8th, 2014, at approximately 7:55 a.m., Akwesasne Central Dispatch received a call of a burning motor vehicle. The vehicle was on the ice at the southeast end of Cornwall Island in the St. Lawrence River shipping lane.

Upon arrival it was determined that no one was present. A decision was made to recover the vehicle since it was in the shipping lane and posed an environmental hazard if left to fall through the ice. Plastics, toxic battery acids, gasoline, fluids, oil, the battery, and other products stay in the water if a vehicle is left.

The registered owner of the vehicle was contacted. The investigation is ongoing.