WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Man runs from deputies during traffic stop in Warsaw

Alva C. Rinker, Jr., 31, of Caneadea, NY, was arrested and faces multiple charges following a traffic stop on Truesdell Road in the Town of Warsaw on September 24, 2020. Rinker, who was staying at a residence in the Village of Warsaw, was driving a 2004 Nissan pickup truck, color …

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WNY/Third party candidate Duane Whitmer continues to persevere despite his opponent’s attempts to remove him from the ballot in NY-27

Putting up $50,000 of his own money to run, Duane Whitmer, Libertarian Candidate for Congress in District 27, is back out in the community after the COVID-19 Pandemic ended all of his typical access to voters in the district since March. Events like county fairs and meet and greets have …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Correction Officers from the Jail Bureau graduate from Basic Corrections Academy

Press release Genesee County Sheriff William A. Sheron, Jr. announces the graduation of Correction Officers Michael A. Strumpf, Christopher L. Seelbinder, Austin J. Davis and Matthew M.J. Luce. These Correction Officers recently graduated in a class of 18 from the Livingston County Basic Corrections Academy. Correction Officer Austin Davis was …

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GENESEE COUNTY/ Legislature recognizes Sheriffs’ Week, September 20-26, 2020

Press release Sheriffs’ Week celebrates the significant contributions made by the Office of Sheriff as an integral part of the criminal justice system in New York State and in Genesee County throughout our history. Having been established in the State’s first constitution in 1777, and having been continued in every …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Corfu woman employed as mail carrier charged with acting as a money mule for internet scammers

Press release BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Julie Keller, 55, of Corfu, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with mail fraud. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, a $250,000 fine, or both.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan P. …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Positive case at Albion Central Schools reported

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. September 22, 2020 o Genesee County received 1 new positive case of COVID-19 for a total of 297 positive cases § The new positive case resides in Bethany. § The positive individual is in their 50’s. § The individual was not on quarantine …

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