Month: February 2018
GENESEE COUNTY/New training offered to civilians in response to active shooter situations
Avoid, deny and defend is the new way to save lives. St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia held a special training event Saturday morning for community congregation leaders to assist in preparations should an active shooter situation occur in their church. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office was invited to present …
WYOMING COUNTY CHAMBER AND TOURISM ANNOUNCES PERRY VETERINARY CLINIC, PLLC AS 2018 AGRI-BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
Press Release WARSAW, NY – The Wyoming County Chamber & Tourism is pleased to announce that Perry Veterinary Clinic, PLLC, located at 3180 Route 246, Perry, NY, has been selected as the 2018 Agri-Business of the Year. The annual award will be presented at the Pride of Agriculture Dinner …
WNY/Turn 27 Blue endorses Nate McMurray for Congress
Press Release Turn 27 Blue proudly endorses Nate McMurray for Congress. For the first time in a generation, Democratic leaders, who normally endorse, have joined ranks with grassroots activists to make a strong endorsement in this year’s congressional race. We believe that Nate has what it takes to represent the …
WYOMING COUNTY/Genesee Falls/Brooklyn man arrested after traffic stop
The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Department arrested Tahjai S. House, 23, of Brooklyn, following a traffic stop on Route 436 in the Town of Genesee Falls on February 15, 2018. Deputies observed House speeding and stopped the vehicle. During the investigation, it was found House was currently suspended in New …
ORLEANS COUNTY/Drug Task Force makes arrest in Rochester that is related to the recent spike of overdoses in Orleans County
Press Release ON FEBRUARY 15, 2018, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE DANGEROUS MIXTURE OF HEROIN AND FENTANYL FROM THE CITY OF ROCHESTER N.Y. TO ORLEANS COUNTY, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, ALONG WITH THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM (G.R.A.N.E.T.), THE …
GENESEE COUNTY/Warsaw man arrested after taking photos under the clothes of a person
WYOMING COUNTY/Train derails in Attica, engine catches fire, two injured
On February 15, 2018 at 4:03 p.m., the Communications Division at the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office received a 9-1-1 call of a train derailment near the East Main Road intersection in the Town of Attica. Submitted by Hannah Jo Wiater The Attica Fire Department responded to the scene. Attica Fire …
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Rochester man charged in stolen vehicle incident
Thomas J. Wolcott, 33, no permanent address, Rochester, is charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle 3rd, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle 2nd following an investigation into the report of a stolen vehicle on Willow street on February 11, 2018 …