WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Felon found with shotgun during traffic stop

Kevin A. Wightman, 50, of Nunda, was arrested following a traffic stop on Pike Street in the Town of Genesee Falls on December 14, 2018. Wightman was stopped for traffic infractions and during the traffic stop, Wightman was found to have a suspended drivers license and a suspended vehicle registration. …

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BATAVIA POLICE REPORT/Bethany man jailed after violating an order of protection on two different occasions

Sath P. Dhanda, 38, of Clapsaddle Rd., Bethany, is charged with two counts of criminal contempt 1st, a class E felony, after violating and order of protection on two different occasions on Ellicott street on December 12, 2018. Dhanda was arraigned in City Court by Judge Balbick and held at …

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STATE POLICE REPORT/Pembroke man found with loaded firearm in his vehicle after a traffic stop

On December 5, 2018 at 9:56a.m., Troopers out of SP Batavia arrested Joseph A. Ciociola Jr., 20, of Pembroke, for criminal possession of a weapon 4th, unlawful possession of marijuana, possessing a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle along with vehicle and traffic violations. Troopers stopped Ciociola on Akron Road …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Stafford/Garden Club looking for answers from the Town regarding the ripping out of landscaping at Town Hall

The Stafford Garden Club is looking for answers as to why thousands of dollars in landscaping at the Town Hall and at the Post Office on Rt. 237 was ripped out and replaced with a gravel garden and large boulders in the fall. According to Councilman Ron Panek, the cost …

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