ORLEANS COUNTY/Major Felony Crime Task Force make arrests in Medina, crack cocaine, cash, scales, drug paraphernalia and packaging found

AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE IN AND AROUND THE MEDINA AREA, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE ALONG WITH THEMEDINA POLICE DEPT. AND THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 388 ERIE ST., IN THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA, N.Y. …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Medina man accused of disguising Fentanyl pills as prescription pills, Xanax bars and marijuana

Press release AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF FENTANYL PILLS DISGUISED AS PRESCRIPTION OXYCODONE PILLS, DISGUISED XANAX BARS AND HIGH-GRADE MARIHUANA. THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., THE MEDINA POLICE DEPT. AND THE MEDINA POLICE K9, EXECUTED SEARCH WARRANTS AT …

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GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTY/Medina couple ride out the Blizzard of 2022 stranded in their car for two days

It will be a Christmas to remember for Amanda and Ethyn Lucca of Medina. Amanda was advised that severe wind was already affecting her home in Medina a few hours after arriving at work in LeRoy on Friday morning. “We had been notified that some branches came down at our …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Medina man allegedly found with crack cocaine after being arrested on a sealed indictment warrant

Press release ON FEBRUARY 29, 2020, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE IN THE VILLAGE OF ALBION, N.Y., CONDUCTED BY ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, THE GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ARRESTED AN INDIVIDUAL ON AN ORLEANS COUNTY SEALED INDICTMENT WARRANT FOR DRUG SALE …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Opioid addiction activists stake ground in Medina

Story and photos by James Sinner Activists, treatment representatives, those in recovery, and loved ones of those passed-on, gathered Saturday afternoon; offering support, information and resources at the 1st annual Celebrate Orleans Recovery Day at State Street Park which was sponsored by Orleans-Recovery Hope Begins Here, whose goals are to …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Farm-to-Table takes over Historic Main Street

Story and photos by James Sinner MEDINA, August 8–Residents, representatives, and business owners attended the 4th Annual Farm-To-Table Dinner, presented by The Orleans Renaissance Group, an organization dedicated to the preservation of historical sites and the development of new businesses in Medina. The sold out event was thoughtfully placed near …

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