Information from provided press releases
A Town of Gainesville man was charged following a sex offense investigation. Jason E. Hoffman
55, of Gainesville, NY, was charged with Incest in the 3rd Degree and Coercion in
the 2nd degree following the investigation.
Hoffman was arraigned before Wyoming County Court Judge Donald O’Geen and was released
to Wyoming County Probation Pretrial Release.
Hoffman is scheduled to appear in the Town of Gainesville Court at a later date.
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Following a traffic stop on Lake Street in the Village of Perry, Donald R. Ferris, 68, of
Perry, NY, was arrested and charged with Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree.
During the initial stop, Ferris was issued a citation for Following Too Closely.
Upon being released from the stop, deputies observed Ferris accelerate rapidly and travel at a high rate of
speed down a residential street where multiple children were outside playing close in the
vicinity.
Deputies initiated a second traffic stop for Unsafe Start and subsequently placed Ferris
under arrest for Reckless Endangerment in the 2nd Degree.
Ferris was processed and released on an appearance ticket. He is scheduled to appear in the
Village of Perry Court on August 12, 2025.
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On the evening of August 1, 2025, Wyoming County Sheriff’s Deputies observed a vehicle
parked on the shoulder of the roadway with its hazard lights activated on Route 20A in the
Town of Sheldon.
Deputies approached the vehicle and discovered the driver, later identified as
Cassandra M. Hadaway, 25, of Colden, NY, slumped over the steering wheel. Deputies were
able to awaken Hadaway and observed multiple signs of impairment during their interaction.
Hadaway was asked to perform standardized field sobriety tests, which she failed. She was
subsequently arrested and charged with Driving While Intoxicated and transported to the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office for processing. A chemical breath test determined her Blood Alcohol
Concentration (BrAC) to be above .08%.
Hadaway was issued an appearance ticket and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Sheldon
Court on August 11, 2025 to answer the charges.
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On August 8th, 2025, following a traffic stop for a headlight violation on Route 77 in the
Town of Bennington, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office arrested Dolores A. Becker, 35,
of Corfu, NY, charging her with Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.
Becker allegedly exhibited signs of impairment during the roadside investigation and was asked to perform standardized field sobriety tests, which she failed. A certified Drug Recognition Expert later determined Becker was allegedly impaired by cannabis and unable to operate a motor vehicle safely.
Becker was processed at the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office and released with an appearance ticket for the Town of Bennington Court on August 25, 2025.
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On February 19th, 2025, the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office was notified by the Town Of
Genesee Falls Highway Department that someone had taken salt from their salt building on
Church Street.
After investigation, Zachary Kennedy, 30, of Genesee Falls was arrested and charged in the larceny. Kennedy was arraigned at the Genesee Falls Court and is to return to court on October 22nd, 2025.