GENESEE COUNTY/County to participate in Statewide STOP-DWI Drugged Driving Awareness High Visibility Engagement Campaign-July 10th – July 11th

Press release The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office and the City of Batavia Police Department will be stepping up patrols and participating in a coordinated effort with the STOP-DWI program to bring awareness to the dangers of impaired driving. The statewide STOP-DWI efforts starts TODAY, July 10, 2023 and will continue …

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GENESEE COUNTY/New Technical Programs and new staff at the BEST Center at Genesee Community College

 (Photo courtesy of Genesee Community College) Press release  BATAVIA, NY (07/06/2023) Genesee Community College is pleased to announce The BEST Center will be offering new technical programs this fall. With the changing needs of the workforce and the increased need for individuals trained in technical skills, the BEST Center will …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS & WYOMING COUNTIES/HEALing Genesee banks on proven strategies to reduce opioid-related overdose fatalities

On A Mission to HEAL: Leading the HEALing Genesee initiative to reduce opioid overdose deaths are, from left, Columbia University research team members Louisa Gilbert, Nabila El-Bassel, Timothy Hunt and James David; Christen Foley, Genesee-Orleans-Wyoming Opioid Task Force coordinator; Paul Pettit, public health director for Genesee & Orleans Health Department; Randi …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Sheriff’s Office warns of scam phone calls claiming you have a warrant and $ is required to resolve the warrant issue

Press release The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office has become aware of residents receiving phone calls from anindividual purporting to be a Sergeant with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office who then advisesthem that they have an active warrant out for their arrest. During the ensuing conversation, the purported Sergeant requests that …

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