Category: Police Beat

Penn Yan police say a Dresden resident made physical contact with a village resident protected by an order of protection during a domestic incident. Police identified the person arrested as … more: Dresden resident faces felony charges after Penn Yan domestic incident

A Clyde man faces three felony charges after Seneca Falls police said he tried to conceal a large quantity of narcotics while in custody Friday. Wayne Purnell Jr., 29, was arrested Oct. … more: Clyde man charged after police say he tried to hide narcotics in custody

The elected tax collector for the town of Taylor faces grand larceny and official misconduct charges after investigators accused her of keeping more than $18,000 in tax money collected for the town. … more: Town of Taylor tax collector charged with stealing more than $18,000

A Canandaigua man was arrested Saturday after an investigation into extensive damage to a room at a Victor hotel, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Peter Nichiporuk, 47, was charged with second-degree … more: Canandaigua man charged after $19,240 in damage at Victor hotel

A Rhode Island man was arrested Monday in connection with graffiti spray-painted at Geneva’s RTS bus station, marking the second arrest in the case, according to Geneva police. Andrew Cannon, 19, of … more: Second arrest made in Geneva bus station graffiti investigation

A federal magistrate released a Syracuse man on conditions pending trial after an Oct. 9 arraignment on a charge of threatening the president. U.S. Magistrate Judge Mitchell Katz handled the court appearance for … more: Syracuse man released on conditions after presidential threat arraignment

Three Southern Tier residents are being held pending trial on federal methamphetamine distribution charges after arraignments Oct. 2, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York. Jermaine … more: Three Southern Tier residents face federal meth distribution charges

Two Seneca County men were charged Monday after deputies said they assaulted a person at a Varick residence, causing injuries that required hospital treatment. Bronc Petrie, 21, of Waterloo, and Damien Williams-Hennigan, … more: Two charged after assault sends victim to hospital in Varick

A Farmington man faces five charges following a domestic-incident investigation at Maple Grove Apartments on Monday, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Joseph LaPlaca, 28, was charged with first- and second-degree criminal … more: Farmington man faces contempt, child-endangerment charges after domestic investigation

Two people face felony cannabis-possession charges after a traffic stop in Moravia on Oct. 20, according to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. Ashley Perez, 28, of Amherst, and Tamar Drayton, 29, of … more: Two charged after deputies report more than seven pounds of cannabis in Moravia stop

A Victory woman faces felony drunken-driving charges after deputies said she hit a telephone pole and overturned her vehicle into a ditch in Sterling on Oct. 21. Tessa Shufelt, 41, was arrested after … more: Victory woman faces felony DWI charges after Sterling rollover

A Victory man was arrested Friday after deputies found him at a residence he had been ordered to stay away from following an earlier arrest involving a shotgun, according to the Cayuga County … more: Victory man arrested again after reported protection-order violation

Police agencies in Yates County will step up impaired-driving enforcement from Friday, Oct. 30, through Sunday, Nov. 1. Sheriff Frank Ryan announced the effort as part of the statewide STOP-DWI Halloween High Visibility … more: Yates County plans Halloween impaired-driving enforcement Oct. 30-Nov. 1

A Lyons man was charged with obstructing governmental administration after deputies said he interfered with a traffic stop on Jackson Street in Lyons. Jason Samuels, 45, was charged with second-degree obstructing governmental … more: Lyons man charged with interfering with traffic stop on Jackson Street

A Holley man was taken into custody at the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on a Yates County Family Court warrant Oct. 25, according to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies identified the … more: Holley man taken into custody on Yates County Family Court warrant

One person is dead and another is in custody after an incident at a Springwater home, according to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty said deputies responded to the home … more: One dead, one in custody after Springwater incident

Two Buffalo men were arrested and ordered detained on a federal criminal complaint charging them with conspiring to traffic firearms. Dut Dour, 34, and Tommy Purdue, 28, appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael … more: Two Buffalo men detained on federal gun trafficking charges

An Oswego man was ordered detained after a federal court appearance on charges involving the sexual exploitation of a child and the transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material. Emerardo Vasquez-Lopez, … more: Oswego man detained on federal child exploitation charges

Steuben County will participate in a statewide STOP-DWI Halloween enforcement effort from Oct. 30 through Nov. 1, according to the county Sheriff's Office. The impaired-driving campaign covers Halloween weekend, when the agency is … more: Steuben County plans Halloween impaired-driving enforcement Oct. 30-Nov. 1