ORLEANS COUNTY/Albion pair arrested after fighting with knives

Press release On August 24th, 2021 at approximately 10:54p.m., the Albion Police Department with assistance from the OrleansCounty Sheriff’s Office, responded to 110 West Bank Street for the report of two males fighting with knives involved and one male having a laceration to the face. Upon arrival, Albion Police were …

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BATAVIA POLICE BLOTTER/Piffard woman charged after taking items from grave sites at St. Joseph’s Cemetery

Arrests Cemetery Desecration, 10:25 AM, Tuesday, August 17, 2021, Harvester Ave. – On 8/18/2021 at about 10:25 AM, it was reported that a suspicious female was observed in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery and that it appeared she was taking items from grave sites. Batavia Police responded and located Cassandra SMITH, …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 transmission rate update

Press release NOTE: Links to data and information are included in the press release “Both Genesee and Orleans Counties are now in a high level of community transmission according to the CDC COVID Data Tracker (https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view),” stated Paul Pettit, Director of the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health). …

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