Roxbury Resident Arrested on Bench Warrant

STAMFORD — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced that a Roxbury, NY resident has been arrested on a Bench Warrant for Failing to Appear on charges stemming from Petit Larceny and Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third-Degree investigation.

In the late evening of February 21st, 2024, Sheriff’s Deputies received notification from Oneonta Police Officers that they had 34-year-old Renee L. Cortese in custody for charges within their jurisdiction and for a Bench Warrant stemming from an investigation within Delaware County in the Town of Stamford.  Cortese also had charges pending with the NYSP and was subsequently arrested and processed by NYSP prior to being turned over to Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Deputies for the Bench Warrant.  

Delaware County Sheriff’s Office Deputies subsequently met with the NYSP Troopers and took custody of Cortese.  Cortese was booked into the Delaware County Jail for the Bench Warrant for Failing to Appear to answer the charges of Petit Larceny and Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Third Degree and is awaiting arraignment in the Central Arraignment Process.