WYOMING COUNTY/Faulty electric in bedroom cause of house fire in Eagle
Six fire companies responded to a house fire at 6632 Railroad avenue in the town of Eagle on Wednesday night at 6:04p.m. The house, owned by John Swain, suffered $10,000 in damages after fire broke out in a second story bedroom. No one was injured. Fire investigators say the cause …
WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Bronx man facing charges after traffic stop in Orangeville
Following an investigation into an erratically driven vehicle on Route 20A in the Town of Orangeville, Hassane Kourouma, 22, of the Bronx, NY, was arrested for multiple vehicle and traffic law violations on January 2, 2019. Deputies located a vehicle that had been called into the Sheriff’s Office for erratic …
Perry Police Report/Perry woman charged with DWI after traffic stop
On January 6, 2018, around 12:30 a.m., Officers from the Perry Police Department performed a routine traffic stop on a vehicle after officers had observed a vehicle committing several vehicle and traffic law violations. Upon stopping the vehicle, it was found that the driver of the vehicle, 59 year old …
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Homeless man accused of burglarizing a business
Joshua J. Dibble, 36, homeless, was arrested on January 3, 2019 and charged with burglary 3rd and criminal possession of stolen property after allegedly burglarizing a local business at 20 Liberty street on December 21, 2018. Dibble allegedly stole about $6,000 worth of property. He was arraigned in City Court …
GENESEE COUNTY/Odom pleads not guilty in alleged stabbing
BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Ellicott street man charged with assault
STATE POLICE/Man arrested for directing a military aircraft with a laser
PRESS RELEASE On January 4, 2019, Troopers arrested Kevin Pietrykowski, 63, of Stafford, NY, for directing a laser at an aircraft 2nd degree (A Misdemeanor). On January 3, 2019, Troopers responded to the town of Bergen for a call received from Rochester Airport Air Traffic Control Office on behalf of …
Perry Police Report/Woman charged after leaving the scene of an accident
Following a hit and run motor vehicle investigation in which a fire hydrant was damaged, Brenda L. Simpson, 57, of Perry, was arrested and charged with criminal mischief 4th/ recklessly causing property damage of another person in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars. Simpson was also cited for leaving …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Bethany man threatens people with a pistol
Kevin J. Compton, 57, of Clipnock Rd., Bethany, is charged with criminal possession of a weapon 3rd, two counts of reckless endangerment 1st, two counts of unlawful imprisonment and two counts of menacing following a domestic incident on Clipnock road in Bethany on January 5, 2019. Compton allegedly threatened two …