GENESEE/ORLEANS COUNTIES/Anti-rabies Immunization Clinic in Albion this Saturday

Press release The Orleans County Health Department will be hosting a FREE drive-thru anti-rabies immunization clinic on Saturday, April 15th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Orleans County Fairgrounds (12690 State Route 31, Albion, NY). “Rabies continues to be a serious public health issue in Genesee and Orleans …

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GOW Opioid Task Force establishes free, confidential ‘Text for Naloxone Line’

Provided photo-Life-saving message: The GOW Opioid Task Force and HEAL Initiative are sponsoring billboards promoting a Text for Naloxone Line in Genesee County. This one is up on Route 5, west of the city of Batavia. Press release The Genesee-Orleans-Wyoming Opioid Task Force has added another weapon in the battle to …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Officer attacked at Orleans Correctional Facility, suffers fractures to the face along with lacerations

For Immediate ReleaseAlbion, NY – An inmate, serving a 25 year to life sentence for murder, viciously attacked anofficer inside of one of the housing dorms at the medium security correctional facility lastweekend.The brutal assault occurred on Saturday, March 25 at 8:30 a.m. An officer was making routine rounds in …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Teen charged with a felony after making a threatening social media post that targeted the Albion School District

According to Sheriff Christopher M. Bourke, on March 14, 2023, at 06:36 am, Albion School Resource Deputy Prawel received information regarding a threatening social media post that had been made via Snap Chat. This post allegedly targeted the Albion School District with violence. Working together, Albion School officials, the Albion …

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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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ORLEANS COUNTY/Medina man with a history of arrests charged after fleeing from investigators in a suspected stolen vehicle

Press release On February 1st, 2023, The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Brandon T. Fuller, age 28, of Medina, N.Y., following a vehicle pursuit. On February 1st, 2023, at about 10:00 AM, Orleans County Sheriff’s Investigator Brian Marsceill attempted to initiate a vehicle stop of a suspected stolen …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Persistence pays off in search for missing elderly man in Clarendon

Ryan MacIntyre is forever grateful to the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department for their persistence in locating his elderly father who went missing after driving to the corner gas station in Clarendon on Sunday January 22nd about 6:00p.m. He had apparently become disoriented during snowy weather and missed his turn upon …

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