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CRIME & SAFETY
Officers, social worker injured after attack at Wende Correctional Facility
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Five officers at Wende Correctional Facility in Alden as well as a social worker were injured when an inmate allegedly attacked and attempted to sexually assault the social worker in an incident earlier this month, according to authorities. The alleged incident is said to have taken place on May 1. The […]
Missing teen update: Xavier Ricks found safe
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Batavia Police Department has safely located missing teen Xavier Ricks. According to BPD, 15-year-old Xavier Ricks was last seen on April 26, in Batavia. Police described Ricks as 5’11” tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. They added that he was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and […]
GCSO experiences technical difficulties with non-emergency number
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) —The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is experiencing technical difficulties with one of its phone lines. GCSO says its primary 10-digit phone line (585)-343-5000, is the only phone line impacted by issues. Deputies advise those who have non-emergency reports to call (585)-343-5001 or (585)-343-5002. The issue is not affecting the county’s 911 system […]
Her ‘deceit knew no bounds’: Office manager swindles family business out of $700,000
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Elaborate vacations, concerts, designer clothing, even a wood-burning stove: those are some of the thousands of purchases made by a once-trusted office manager on her company’s dime. This week, Camille Pirrone-Hess pleaded guilty to stealing more than $700,000 from family-owned Lancaster Tanks and Steel Products, in Buffalo. June and John Brennan […]
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