Danielle recounts how her neighbors in the City of Cortland, NY, filed numerous unfounded complaints against her household. Hoping to resolve the matter amicably, she raised her concerns with local police and city officials. Despite dozens of complaints submitted between May 2022 and March 2024, none resulted in citations or violations.
 
In June 2024, the situation escalated dramatically. The mayor, police, and city attorney showed up at Danielle’s home unannounced, appearing to threaten and intimidate her. Just three days after Danielle posted a YouTube video exposing the harassment, her partner, Andrew, was arrested and charged with harassment by all three neighbors. He later accepted a plea deal under pressure.
 
Since then, Danielle herself has been charged with a noise ordinance violation—she has a court hearing on April 14, 2025—and also faces harassment and disorderly conduct charges related to an incident where she was grieving inside her own home. That hearing is scheduled for April 30, 2025.

Community members are encouraged to attend these hearings at Cortland City Court. To view the criminal court calendar (under WebCriminal), visit:  iapps.courts.state.ny.us/webcivil/ecourtsMain
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Danielle Wimbish describes her experiences living in Cortland, New York, where neighbors have regularly filed unfounded complaints against her, which led to the police and local government officials to respond in ways that apparently violate her civil rights. Cortland officials have also been inconsistent in their official statements regarding her case and seem to have singled her out in a discriminatory way. There has been a lack of transparency. Danielle has a bench trial for supposed disorderly conduct and harassment set for Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 at 1 pm (originally on Monday, November 3) at the Cortland City Hall at 25 Court Street. She is hoping that members of the community will attend the trial to witness the proceedings.

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