WYOMING COUNTY/Former NYDOCCS employee sentenced after sexual contact with a male inmate

On Monday, September 24, 2018, the Honorable Julie Perry of Attica Town Court sentenced former New York Division of Community and Correctional Services (NYDOCCS) employee Joann Thompson, 53, of Wyoming, to one year of interim probation for her conviction on a official misconduct  charge, a class A misdemeanor. Thompson was …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Bergen/Sheriff’s Office investigating a burglary/larceny at a shooting range/retail gun store, 14 firearms were stolen

The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a burglary/grand larceny that occurred at the Firing Pin shooting range and retail shop at 8240 Buffalo road in Bergen that occurred sometime on September 26, 2018 just before 11:00p.m. According to investigators, the building was forcibly entered at 10:58p.m. and 14 firearms …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Clarendon/Three arrested after a violent confrontation with Sheriff’s deputies

On Thursday, September 27, 2018, The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office charged three Town of Clarendon residents following a violent confrontation with Sheriff’s Deputies. Orleans County Undersheriff Christopher M. Bourke reports that at about 2:15 p.m., deputies were called to 4179 Bennett’s Corners road for a reported family dispute in progress. …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming breaks ground on $4 million expansion project

Batavia Downs’ Expansion Will Offer A Number Of New Amenities To Better Serve Customers Press release BATAVIA, NY – Today, leaders from Batavia Downs Gaming and Thurman Thomas, Bills Hall of Fame running back and Batavia Downs ambassador, joined several New York State elected officials to break ground on Batavia …

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STATE POLICE/Albion/Lyndonville man lucky to be alive after accident on Sawyer road in Gaines

(submitted State Police photo) On September 25, 2018 at 11:00 p.m., State Police in Albion were called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident on Sawyer Road in the Town of Gaines. Troopers found that Brandon Woodhams, 26, of Lyndonville was operating his vehicle south on Sawyer Road at …

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