Category: Police Beat

Deputies: Alcohol believed to be a factor in serious, one-car crash in Arcadia
Deputies say they were called to a one-car personal injury crash that happened around 9:45 a.m. in Arcadia on Thursday. Scott Herman, 48, of Marion was traveling south on Ryder Rd. in the town of Arcadia when he lost control fo his ... MORE

Felony charges for Romulus suspect in violent domestic incident, victim treated at Strong Hospital
Deputies arrested a 45-year-old Romulus man on a felony warrant following an investigation into a domestic incident that happened in Varick. Arrell Henhawk, 45, of Romulus was charged with second-degree menacing, second-degree assault, second-degree strangulation- all as felonies. He was also charged ... MORE

Police: Newark man facing felony charge after Geneva domestic
Police report the arrest of a Newark man following an investigation into a domestic incident. DaJuan Sims, 26, of Newark was charged with unlawful imprisonment in the first degree, a felony. Sims is accused of restraining a person and exposing them to ... MORE

One charged after December burglary in Geneva; second suspect remains at-large
Police report the arrest of a 37-year-old Geneva man following a burglary near Maxwell Ave. and Pleasant St. in December. Officers were called to that location for a burglary in progress complaint, and upon arrival- stated that two males entered his home ... MORE

Felony arrest stems from investigation into drugs sent to Cayuga County Jail
One person faces a felony charge after an investigation into drugs that were sent to the Cayuga County Jail. Sheriff Brian Schenck says Joshua Bilinski, 29, of Cicero was charged with first-degree promoting prison contraband. On December 12 a custody officer inspecting ... MORE

Shortsville man charged after investigation into series of burglaries
Sheriff Henderson says a Shortsville man was taken into custody after a lengthy investigation into a series of burglaries that occurred in Ontario County. The string of larcenies occurred between September 2020 and present day, according to the Sheriff, who said that ... MORE

Deputies say alcohol likely a factor, as investigation into one-car crash continues in Palmyra
Deputies say a Newark driver was sent to the hospital following a one-car crash in Wayne County this week. The crash happened a little before midnight on Tuesday, according to deputies, who say that Consuello Dewolf was headed west on State Rt ... MORE

Deputies: Driver struck house, parked vehicles in village of Manchester
Deputies report the arrest of a Penn Yan woman following a property damage crash in the village of Manchester. Brianna McMinn, 21, of Penn Yan is accused of striking a house and multiple parked vehicles in her car on Lehigh Avenue. The ... MORE

Deputies: Felony charges for driver after DWI crash in Arcadia
Deputies report the arrest of a 64-year-old Lyons driver following an incident at the intersection of Arcadia Zurich Norris Rd. and Zurch Rd. Arnold Queor, 64, of Lyons was charged with felony DWI, felony DWI with a BAC over 0.08%, failure to ... MORE

Court docs allege that Walworth teen shot deputy during incident at Wayne Central Middle School
There’s been more information obtained following the incident that placed the Wayne Central Middle School on lockdown earlier this week. It happened during the morning hours on Monday when Thomas Franco, 19, of Walworth- an employee of the district- was involved in ... MORE

Still no arrests after pickup truck stolen from Auburn, used in high speed chase that ended in Geneva
The owner of the pickup truck that was stolen and used in a high-speed chase between Seneca and Ontario counties says he only left it idling for 30 or 40 seconds. Erik Winks, who spoke with the Auburn Citizen about his pickup ... MORE

Felony charges follow traffic stop in Sodus after significant amount of drugs found
Deputies report the arrest of a Sodus man following an investigation into a traffic stop around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Phillip Bean, 33, of Sodus was charged with felony criminal possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell, felony criminal ... MORE

Sheriff: Inmate placed 100+ phone calls to court protected party in Ontario County
More than 100 illegal phone calls were placed to a protected party from an inmate at the Ontario County Jail, according to investigators with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Kevin Henderson reports that on Tuesday Logan French, 19, of Canandaigua was ... MORE

Shooting at Ithaca hotel under investigation, victim hospitalized
Police in Ithaca say they are investigating a shooting that happened at a hotel in the 400 block of S. Meadow St. Officers responded to the area of the hotel, which happened around 10 p.m. on Monday for the report of shots ... MORE

Sheriff: Sex offender facing felony charges after Steuben County investigation
Sheriff Jim Allard says investigators took a 27-year-old Painted Post resident into custody following a sex offender investigation. Jordan Sowersby, 27, of Painted Post was arrested after a search warrant was executed in the town of Erwin at his residence. Sheriff Allard ... MORE