WYOMING COUNTY/Estimated loss in Sheldon garage fire is $100,000.00

Five fire companies responded to 3855 Bartz road in the Town of Sheldon on late Sunday evening for a reported house fire. When fire crews from Strykersville, Sheldon, North Java, Arcade and Wales Center arrived on scene about 11:32p.m., they found a fire that started in an attached garage with …

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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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GENESEE COUNTY/Sheriff Sheron, Jr. announces two new school resource officer assignments for this school year

Press release Due to the recent retirement of the Genesee Valley BOCES School Resource Officer, Deputy Richard S. Schildwaster has been assigned to fill this position. He is a six-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office and was the former SRO at Byron-Bergen Central School District. The Byron-Bergen Central School District …

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WYOMING COUNTY/COVID-19 Report/No new positive cases since August 31st

PRESS RELEASE September 10, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m.Wyoming County Board of Supervisors Vice Chair, Rebecca Ryan, reports, as of earlier today, Thursday, September 10th , the Wyoming County Health Department reports one hundred twenty (120) lab-confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among Wyoming County residents. This is unchanged from the last …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Bergen woman charged after two vehicle accident on West Bergen road

Jennifer L. Bobzin, 50, of West Bergen Rd., Bergen, is charged with DWI, aggravated DWI, driving with a a BAC of .18% or more and following too closely after a two vehicle accident at 7105 West Bergen road on August 30, 2020 at at 6:58p.m. Bobzin was released with appearance …

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NYS/Gov. Cuomo announces new testing initiatives to improve COVID-19 detection and control across NYS

Press release Announces $500,000 for Pilot Program To Test for the Virus in Wastewater Systems as ‘Early Warning Indicators’ to Detect COVID-19 Spread After Discovery of New Clusters Tied to Seasonal Farm Workers, State DOH and Agriculture & Markets to Dispatch Mobile Testing Teams to Farms & Assist With Isolation Facilities  SUNY Approved for …

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