As the deadly drug fentanyl wreaks havoc in the United States, resulting in more than 100,000 deaths last year according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of psychostimulants also continues at an alarming rate. By Mike PettinellaGCASA Publicist Nearly one in five overdose deaths involve cocaine, …
Press release ALBION – Sheriff Christopher Bourke is pleased to announce that the Sheriff’s Office will again participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Justice – Drug Enforcement Administration and …
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 …
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 …
Press release On April 2nd, 2023, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office 911 Communication Center received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in an orchard on Kendrick Road in the Town of Carlton. Deputies arrived and located a vehicle approximately 75 feet off the roadway in an Orchard. Upon further …
Press release April 3-9, 2023 is National Public Health Week (NPHW). The goal of National Public Health Week is to recognize the contributions of public health, the workforce and highlight issues that can improve the health and well-being of our communities. The primary purpose of public health is prevention, protection, …
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 …
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 …
Press release On February 28, 2023, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Alexander C. Gelo, age 31, of Albion, N.Y., following a traffic stop on Ridge Road (RT104) in the Town of Gaines. At about 10:20am on February 28th, Sheriff Deputy Cory Martindale initiated a traffic stop on …
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 …