From a provided press release On May 27th, 2025, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office received a report from an elderly couplein the Town of Java, NY that they had been “scammed” out of $20,000.00 in cash. Bothreported that after clicking something on their computer, it locked up and a pop …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Down (Photos provided by Batavia Downs) Batavia, NY — As the 2025 summer/fall harness racing season at Batavia Downs gets underway on Saturday (July 26), a new era at the oldest lighted harness track in North America will begin as the facility itself celebrates 85 years …
BY MIKE PETTINELLAFor Video News Service Dragging their feet or doing their due diligence? The principals involved in the demolition of a partially collapsed structure at the Harvester Center offered different opinions on Wednesday concerning the speed by which the work is occurring. Doug Randall, City of Batavia code enforcement …
(Information from provided press releases) On July 17, 2025, at approximately 12:59a.m., deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’sOffice responded to an address on Southview Drive in the Town of Arcade, for the reported domestic incident. An Investigation revealed that Jacob D. Ballard, 36, of Arcade, NY, was allegedly engaged in …
Information from a provided press release On Monday, July 21, 2025, a 2012 combine that was harvesting wheat at 6404 LaGrange Road in the Town of Perry caught fire, destroying the machine, and starting a wheat field on fire. Approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel also leaked onto the ground …
Provided mug shot photos Press release Chief Michael J. Grover reports the arrest of two Perry residents. Erin E. Brooks, 32, and Drew E. Lord, 30, were arrested following an investigation in which two five-year-old children ingested marijuana-infused gummies. The children were under the care of Brooks and Lord at …
Video of Stafford Zone Board of Appeals Public Hearing/meeting-July 21, 2025-Discussion surrounds the building of four buildings that store fertilizer within 100 feet of two residences. A complaint was filed in January of this year by Tony Prinz, whose home and property are directly adjacent to the Carolina Eastern Crocker …
Press release On Monday, July 21, 2025, Darren Boynton, a 48-year-old resident of Warsaw, NY, waived indictment and pleaded guilty to seven (7) counts of Promoting a Sexual Performance by a Child, a Class “D” Felony, stemming from crimes committed on or about December 5, 2024 through February 28, 2025. …
Construction crews from Regional Environmental Demolition out of Niagara Falls were on site today preparing for the demolition of Building 8 on Tuesday morning. BY MIKE PETTINELLAFor Video News Service A lawyer representing the owners of the Harvester Center said that a building considered “unsafe” at the 29-acre complex will …
File photo 2023 On 7/12/2025, Josia G. Culver, 20, of Batavia, NY, was arrested and charged with Sexual Abuse 3rd degree and Forcible Touching. The arrest stems from an incident on 7/11/2025, where Culver allegedly touched another person’s intimate parts at an address on Main Street. Culver was arraigned in …