Category: Genesee County
GENESEE COUNTY/Ice skating added to Challenger Sports for the first time
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF WILLIAM A. SHERON, JR. ANNOUNCES THAT K9 FRANKIE HAS RECEIVED DONATION OF BODY ARMOR

Press release Genesee County Sheriff William A. Sheron, Jr. is pleased to announce that K9 Frankie has received a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. and private citizen donors. The vest was embroidered with the sentiment “In memory …
GENESEE COUNTY/Rapone going for his 700th win as ND varsity basketball coach
GENESEE COUNTY/Torres-Acevedo sentencing adjourned until April

A Batavia man who admitted to taking a 14-year-old Byron girl to Pennsylvania on November 29, 2018, causing an Amber Alert and manhunt, was scheduled to be sentenced today in Genesee County Court, but he refused to leave the jail and appear in court. Guillermo Torres-Acevedo, 23, abducted the teen …
GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming records the busiest week in its history
Press release Record Number of Jackpots and Payouts Were Also Won BATAVIA – Officials from Batavia Downs Gaming announced the week ending on Sunday, February 16th was the busiest week in its history. With over $18.5 Million in Credits Played for the week, Batavia Downs paid out over $17.3 Million …
WNY/Whitmer invites himself to the “Delaware North” Debate

Press release Hamburg, NY./ February 17, 2020. Duane Whitmer, the Libertarian Party candidate for Congress in the 27th District of New York, today accepted Democrat Nate McMurray’s invitation to Chris Jacobs to debate McMurray eight times during the election. So far, Jacobs has ignored the invitation eight times. “Chris may …
GENESEE COUNTY/Community shows up in force at “Hops for Hope”

Eli Fish Brewing Co. was packed from front to back with people coming together for a good cause on Sunday afternoon. The Michael Napoleone Memorial Foundation held their 2nd annual “Hops for Hope” to raise money for local families dealing with pediatric cancers and for local youth groups. The Foundation …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia woman charged after going off the road
Sarah A. Reynolds, 28, of Ganson Ave., Batavia, is charged with DWI, aggravated DWI, driving with a BAC of .18% or more, speed not reasonable and prudent, and moving from a lane unsafely, after deputies responded to a vehicle off the roadway at 8068 Lewiston road in the Town of …
GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Batavia man charged after being found unresponsive and parked in the roadway
Christopher M. Sims, 31, of Manhattan Ave., Batavia, is charged with felony DWI(previous conviction within 10 years), parked on a highway, uninspected motor vehicle and refusal to take a breath test following a traffic stop on Dublin road in the Town of Bethany on February 14, 2020 at 5:46a.m. Sims …