ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT./Monthly Report- September 2018

In the month of September, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department 911 Dispatch Center processed 2050 police incidents, including 775 events for Sheriff’s Road Patrol, 183 for the New York State Police and 1092 calls for the Village Police agencies of Lyndonville, Medina, Albion, and Holley.  There were 495 Fire/EMS related …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Holley high school trap shooter learns to adapt using wheelchair in the fall competition

(Senior Alexis Clemons and her mentor Ted Mager/Holley Rod and Gun Club Director) Junior trap shooter Alexis Clemons will spend the first half of her season shooting from her wheelchair. With the help of her coaches and mentor Ted Mager, Clemons has been adapting to it. “All we do is …

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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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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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GENESEE COUNTY/Health Department confirms one case of viral meningitis and no cases of West Nile in humans

The Genesee County Health Department has confirmed one case of viral meningitis in Genesee County. “It is an isolated incident and due to confidentially and HIPAA compliance additional information cannot be disclosed,” says Kristin Voos, Public Information Officer, Genesee County health Department. The Health Department has also confirmed that there …

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HAWLEY, LOCAL VETERANS EMBARK ON 11th ANNUAL PATRIOT TRIP

(Submitted photo) Press release Today, Assemblyman Steve Hawley (R,C,I-Batavia) celebrated the start of his 11th annual Patriot Trip, joining over 100 local veterans and family members as they departed for a four-day trip to Washington D.C. Hawley, who has served on the Assembly Veterans’ Affairs Committee since 2006, established this …

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