WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Bennington man charged in hit and run accident

Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a hit and run motor vehicle accident that occurred on Lapp Road in the Town of Bennington on March 7, 2020. Two homeowners sustained damage to their property, consisting of lawn and mailbox damage. Deputies located the driver of the vehicle at his …

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BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/N. Spruce street man facing felony assault charge after domestic incident

Jeffery M. Johnson, 32, of N. Spruce St., Batavia, is charged with assault 2nd, a class D felony, menacing 2nd/weapon, strangulation 2nd/obstruction of breathing/cause physical injury, criminal possession of a weapon 3rd, previous conviction, and endangering the welfare of a child, after a domestic incident that occurred on April 29, …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Another death at the Villages in Orleans, four more positive cases reported

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have received 4 more COVID-19 cases. Orleans has 3 new cases (bringing the total to 132) and Genesee has 1 (bringing the total to 164). Contact tracing has been initiated and all who have had direct contact with the individuals will …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Six more positive cases reported

Press release The Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments have received 6 more COVID-19 cases. Orleans has 5 new cases and Genesee has 1. Contact tracing has been initiated and all who have had direct contact with the individuals will be notified by Health Department staff. Two of the Orleans …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/One new death reported at the Villages in Orleans/Homeland Security provides 307 tests for the Villages

(The facility breakdown is only showing those facilities from where we received a positive swab for COVID-19. Facilities will be added when and if there is a positive case of COVID-19. If a regulated facility from either of our counties is not listed, there are no positive cases of COVID-19 …

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