CRIME & SAFETY
Pair indicted on multiple charges following Genesee County sergeant's death
Batavia, N.Y. — A grand jury has indicted two people facing charges in connection with the death of a Genesee County Sheriff's Office sergeant. According to the felony complaint, Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello was escorting Michael Elmore, 33, and Lyndsey Wilcox, 39, out of Batavia Downs early March 10. Police said Sanfratello, 54, had been working a special detail at the casino and was called there to break up a fight.
Batavia Police urging residents to be bear aware
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Police are reminding the public to be aware, after a bear was sighted in the City of Batavia. Officials shared Ring Doorbell video from a home on Vine Street. 2 On Your Side has not been able to independently confirm the video. Officers stress that there...
Thruway workers killed, injured in crash identified
New York State Police identified the Thruway Authority worker killed when he was struck by a tractor-trailer while inside a work zone Thursday afternoon. Vincent J. Giammarva, 62, of Le Roy, Genesee County, was killed and his coworker Mark Vara, 58, of Scottsville was seriously injured when an eastbound tractor-trailer driven by a 64-year-old man from Oswego County struck the two men as they were working just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, said Trooper Lynnea Crane. The one-vehicle...
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