CRIME & SAFETY
Produce truck crash in Cayuga County causes power outages and fuel spill
TOWN OF LOCKE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — There is a cantaloupe catastrophe in Cayuga County. The intersection of Routes 90 and 38 in the Town of Locke is closed as crews work to clear a mess. According to Locke Fire Chief, Ray Dyer, a tractor-trailer carrying cantaloupe, tipped over around...
Pickup truck hits horse and carriage in Cayuga County, injuring three children
LOCKE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 16, New York State Police were called to a crash with a pickup truck and horse and carriage on State Route 90 in the Town of Locke in Cayuga County. NYSP says a Ford F150 was driving on State...
Two Geneva residents arrested on drug and child endangerment charges
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office arrested two Geneva residents on drug and child endangerment charges. According to OCSO, on April 15, Joequell Solomon,30, and Emily Kerr,23, were arrested by the deputies after investigators said they possessed around 100 counterfeit Oxycodone pills that they intended to sell in the Town of Phelps. […]
Geneva man pleads guilty to assaulting children, more victims possible
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Geneva man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting two children under 13 years old. Prosecutors say there may be more victims. Jorge “George” Rodriguez-Merced, 30, was arrested in February after a child spoke about the abuse to a social worker at their school. According to prosecutors, he sexually assaulted two […]
State troopers help deliver baby in Lowe's parking lot
Canandaigua, N.Y. (WHAM) — Two New York State Police troopers were dispatched to a woman in active labor at the Lowe's parking lot in Waterloo on Monday. When the two arrived at the scene, they helped deliver a baby girl in the parking lot. Troopers Joseph Vinci and Alex...
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