Police Beat

A Seneca Falls man is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after police linked him to three separate property crimes over the past two years. Officers arrested 43-year-old Timothy Tandle on October 30 after investigations ... more

Emergency dispatchers from across the Finger Lakes officially graduated from a regional training course this week, including three new team members from Yates County and four from Ontario County. The two-week Basic Emergency Services Dispatcher ... more

Two people were arrested Thursday morning after officers responded to a reported burglary in progress on Cliff Street in Ithaca. Police say the property owner spotted the suspects on a security camera around 10:45 a.m ... more

An 18-year-old from Seneca Falls was arrested last week following an investigation into a recent dispute. Police say Isaiah Vazquez was taken into custody on October 29. The arrest stems from an incident that happened ... more

A Bath man is facing multiple charges after police say he stole from a donation box meant for an animal rescue group—and was later found with drugs. Officers with the Village of Bath Police Department ... more

A Covert man is facing charges after deputies say he physically restrained another person during a confrontation in Romulus. Seneca County deputies arrested 59-year-old John R. Grunder Thursday evening and charged him with unlawful imprisonment ... more

A Penn Yan woman is facing a harassment charge after police say she shoved a man and threw beer cans at him during a domestic dispute. Officers issued 53-year-old Katrina L. Clark a criminal summons ... more

A Waterloo man was arrested this week after deputies say he exposed himself to a police officer during an active investigation. Seneca County deputies took 40-year-old Collin Hennessy into custody Wednesday on a warrant for ... more

An inmate at the Seneca County Jail is facing a felony charge after allegedly assaulting a corrections officer on Thursday afternoon. Investigators arrested Jason Bounds on Friday and charged him with second-degree assault, a Class ... more

Deputies arrested a 55-year-old Auburn man earlier this month on felony welfare fraud charges, according to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. Robert W. Dreher was taken into custody on October 15 on an outstanding warrant ... more

A 52-year-old woman from Mentz was arrested last week after deputies say she was found with a self-manufactured, untraceable handgun. According to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office, Patricia A. Ewald was taken into custody on ... more

A Mentz resident is facing a felony weapon charge after deputies say he was found with an unregistered, self-made firearm. The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office arrested 55-year-old Eric S. Ewald on October 27. He was ... more

A Genoa teen has been charged with vandalism after deputies say he threw eggs at vehicles outside the Fingerlakes Mall earlier this month. According to the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old John M. Kreydatus was ... more

A Canandaigua man was arrested Thursday night after crashing his vehicle into a ditch and striking a utility pole while allegedly driving drunk, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say 27-year-old Noah James ... more

A Rochester woman is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly using another person’s identity following a shoplifting arrest earlier this month, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Crystal Rosio Mendoza Paulin, 32, of Vick ... more

A Canandaigua woman is facing criminal charges after a violent incident at a local motel involving a child witness, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Zoelin X. Streeter, 19, was arrested on ... more

A Bath man and a Prattsburgh woman face multiple charges after an investigation revealed attempts to influence a protected witness in an ongoing criminal case. New York State Police arrested 52-year-old Terry C. Long of ... more

Auburn police arrested a local man this week after seizing a handgun from his home in connection with a Child Protective Services report. Officers say 45-year-old Richard A. Currier Jr. was arrested on October 29 ... more

Deputies are asking for the public’s help in locating a woman wanted in connection with multiple charges, including burglary and petit larceny. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for 24-year-old Chloe E. Goodman ... more

State police have arrested a Horseheads man following a months-long investigation into allegations involving a child. On October 27, troopers from the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Horseheads arrested 36-year-old Henry ... more

Police in Seneca Falls are asking for the public’s help locating a man who failed to appear in court for a petit larceny charge. Shawn P. Davis, 45, is currently wanted on an active warrant, ... more