BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Rochester man arrested on a warrant after failing to register as a sex offender

Raymond B. Howard Sr., 56, of Curlew St., Rochester, was arrested on a warrant out of City Court on June 21, 2020. Howard was charged with sex offender failing to verify address/90 days/1st offense, and sex offender failed to register address within 10 days on December 23, 2019. He was …

Continue reading

GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Three new positive cases in Genesee, one death in Orleans

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. · Genesee County received 3 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 221 positive cases § All of the new positive individuals reside in Darien. § One of the individuals is less than 20 years old, and two of the individuals …

Continue reading

BATAVIA/City of Batavia Police introduce the newest member of the department, K-9 “Hank”

Press release The City of Batavia Police Department is proud to introduce the newest member of the Department, K-9 “Hank”, with handler Officer Stephen Quider. “Hank” is a one-year old Belgian Malinois/Shepard mix from Holland. He was purchased from Upstate K-9 with asset forfeiture funding from the Department of Homeland …

Continue reading

BATAVIA/City Fire announces Child Safety Seat Program is now available again

Press release As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Batavia Fire Department temporarily suspended our community outreach offerings including the Child Passenger Safety Seat Program. This was necessary to ensure the health and safety of our staff from the possible effects of COVID-19. We are pleased to …

Continue reading