GENESEE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES/Free drive-thru anti-rabies immunization clinics planned

Press release Within the month of September, Orleans County had 2 exposures from feral cats that tested positive for rabies and resulted in unnecessary and costly post exposure treatments. It’s important to avoid contact with unknown animals both wild anddomestic – love your own, leave the rest alone. It is …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Health Alert/Elba/Due to three positive COVID-19 cases, school will be remote through this Friday

Press release The Genesee County Health Department has received 3 positive cases ofCOVID-19 from students at Elba Central School District. There is one case at the Elementary School and two cases in the High School. The individuals have been placed under mandatory isolation where they will remain until they are …

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STATE POLICE/Warsaw/Troopers arrest man for possessing a loaded handgun during a traffic stop

PRESS RELEASE On September 24, 2020, Troopers out of SP Warsaw arrested John C. Garcia, 22, of Wilmington, DE, for criminal possession of a weapon 2nd degree, a class C felony. Troopers stopped a vehicle on Rt. 63 in the town of Covington for speeding. Troopers smelled marijuana emanating from the …

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GENESEE COUNTY/ Legislature recognizes Sheriffs’ Week, September 20-26, 2020

Press release Sheriffs’ Week celebrates the significant contributions made by the Office of Sheriff as an integral part of the criminal justice system in New York State and in Genesee County throughout our history. Having been established in the State’s first constitution in 1777, and having been continued in every …

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GENESEE ORLEANS/Health Dept./COVID-19 Update/Seven new positive cases reported, one at the NYS Veterans Home

New Cases – As of 2:00 p.m. September 21, 2020 o Genesee County received 5 new positive cases of COVID-19 for a total of 296 positive cases § The new positive cases reside in Alexander, Batavia, Byron and Oakfield. § One of the new positive cases is a resident at …

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