BATAVIA/ Police Department now has drop box for pharmaceuticals

Press release The Batavia Police Department has installed two drop boxes, one for pharmaceuticals and one for sharps, in the rear vestibule at police headquarters for the public’s use. Citizens may deposit unwanted pharmaceuticals, and sharps, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week (24/7) in the drop boxes located …

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BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Bank street man strangled and punched a dog then fought with police during domestic incident

Shawn M. Twardowski, 34, of Bank St., Batavia, is charged with animal cruelty, harassment 2nd, robbery 3rd, criminal mischief 4th, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest after a domestic violence incident involving a female acquaintance that lives at the same Bank street address on January 26, 2017. Twardowski allegedly strangled …

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BATAVIA/Renovated Community Living Center unveiled at the VA/Maple Lodge

Veterans and their families celebrated at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the renovated Community Living Center, Maple Lodge, at VA Western New York Healthcare System in Batavia Friday afternoon. The $2.8 million dollar renovation project and 11,000 square foot unit completed by a service disabled veteran owned small business consists …

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