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Arrest made in Canandaigua drug trafficking investigation
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A two-month long drug trafficking investigation in Canandaigua came to an end this week after the arrest of a Hopewell woman. Kathleen Ayers, 39, was charged with one count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree. Officers in Canandaigua arrested her Tuesday, July 23 after the execution of […]
Former Border City Hose Co. chief admits to stealing over $18k in funds
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A former chief of the Border City Hose Company pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the company. According to the NYS Comptroller’s Office, 71-year-old John Morabito admitted to stealing $18,772 from the fire company, which serves residents in Geneva and Waterloo. From 2015 to 2021, while Morabito was chief, […]
Rochester man arrested for stealing ‘large amount of meat’
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Rochester man this week after deputies said he walked out of the Brockport Walmart with a “large amount of meat” he did not pay for – and allegedly flashed a knife at another customer who tried to intervene. Ethan White, 23, was arrested Wednesday night […]
Man charged with Assault after beating elderly man/stealing a case of beer
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest on Wednesday (7/24) at 4:58 p.m. of Marquest Horton, age 21, of Maple Street in the Town of Lyons, following an investigation into a disturbance in the Town of Lyons. Horton was charged with Assault in the Second Degree and Petit...
Ontario County Sheriff’s Office searching for missing 83-year-old man last seen in Victor
VICTOR, N.Y. — The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 83-year-old Reginald “Reggie” Vardon, who has been missing for nine days. Vardon was last seen on Monday, July 15, at the ESL branch on School Street in Victor. Security...
Daughter of missing man, 83, says ‘nothing panned out as of yet’ in search for her father
VICTOR, N.Y. — The search continues for a missing 83-year-old man from Victor. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to find Reginald Vardon. He was last seen on the afternoon of July 15 in the area of State Route 96 in Victor.
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