An opioid epidemic has struck our country. Wayne County is no exception with statistics showing it has been hit especially hard.This devastating opioid epidemic has left Wayne County with the 3rd highest rate of opioid emergency department visits out of 9 Finger Lakes counties. Overdose deaths have increased by 46% from 2015 to 2016 in […]

The Wayne County Office of Sheriff reported the arrest on Tuesday (2/27) at 1:53 p.m. of three people. All three arrests stem from an investigation into promoting prison contraband. Arrested was Roger Austin, age 32, currently an inmate in the Wayne County Jail, Derek M. Westfall, age 27, of 8214 State Street Road, Batavia New […]

State Police out of Williamson responded to Konstantinou’s Restaurant on Route 104 in the Town of Ontario on Monday (2/5) evening at 9:46 p.m. Paul F. Angotti, age 47, of 1821 Brickchurch Road in Ontario got into an argument with the bartender and several patrons. It is alleged that while in an intoxicated state, Angotti […]

Newark Village Police responded to a report of youths outside the Byrne Dairy Store on East Union Street at 1 p.m. on Saturday (1/27). As the officer was northbound on Scott  Street, he spotted a man yelling obscenities to people across the street.  The man was told to stop and began giving the officer a […]

State Police out of Lyons responded to a one vehicle accident on Route 31 in the Town of Lyons on Wednesday (1/24) at 6:46 p.m. When the troopers arrived the car was fully engulfed in flames after he drove up on a guardrail and the driver had left the scene. A nearby neighbor approached the […]

Security at the Del Lago Resort and Cassino spotted an individual who had been banned in June of 2017 from the casino for post betting (putting bets down after time allowed). Scott C. Furey, age 47, of 3200 Mill Road in Walworth was arrested for Criminal Trespass in the Third Degree and was being processed […]

State Police out of Wolcott reported the arrest on Friday (12/22) at 11:55 a.m. of Stuart M. Peck, age 29, of Route 89 in the Town of Savannah following an accident on Route 104 in the Town of Huron. Peck was walking away from the accident after he was a passenger in the vehicle with […]

An 11 year-old’s call to 911 stating her mom fell on the floor and was seizing on Friday (12/8) at 6 p.m., led to the arrest of the mother. Police discovered what they believed to be two spent crack pipes when they arrived at 107 Siegrist Street in Newark, the residence of Sara Edmonds, age […]

Palmyra police reported the arrest on Saturday (12/2) of Kolby G. Clayton, age 27, of 582 Curran Road in the Town of Shortsville. Clayton was charged with Forcible Touching his estranged wife of 2 1/2 years. Through an arrangement with his wife, Kolby was to enter the wife’s residence late at night through an unlocked […]

State Police out of Williamson responded to report of a man stabbing his roommate in the stomach with a kitchen knife during an argument. Curtis C. Clarke, age 62, of 6 State Street, upper apartment in the Village of Sodus was subsequently arrested for Felony Assault in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon […]