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xx FF Brian Kwiatkowski
03/27/08 at 02:54PM by H241
March 26, 2008 - Submitted by Jeffrey Elsenheimer - Medina Fire Dept.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of seventeen-year veteran Firefighter Brian T. Kwiatkowski, which occurred on Tuesday, March 25, 2008.

Firefighter Kwiatkowski joined the Medina Fire Department as a callman firefighter exactly twenty-three years ago, on March 25, 1985. Kwiatkowski was hired as a career firefighter on September 2, 1990. At the time of his death, Brian was serving as IAFF Local 2161 Union President.

It is truly a sad day for the family of Brian and the members of the Medina Fire Department. Please join us in keeping the family, friends, and brother firefighters of Brian in your thoughts and prayers.

Funeral details are pending at this time. Information regarding funeral arrangements will be provided as soon as they are made available to us.

Courtesy of Orleans County Fire Wire

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xx Orleans Co. Murder Still Unsolved
02/10/08 at 08:39PM by H241
It's been one year since an Orleans County man was found shot to death inside his home.

Kevin Smith's murder shocked the rural Shelby community he lived in.

Family members continue to offer a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

Full Story: R News

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xx Firefighters respond to Kendall chimney fire
01/18/08 at 10:21AM by Admin
"Firefighters from two Orleans County departments this morning are battling a blaze in Kendall, Orleans County.

Firefighters were called to 16761 Kenmore Road, where a chimney fire was reported at 7:10 a.m., according to Orleans County emergency dispatchers." - D & C

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xx Deadly House Fire at 11320 Slade Road in Ridgeway
01/18/08 at 10:15AM by Admin
**This information was submitted by a visitor**

Orleans County Firefighters are investigating a house fire that killed four people in the town of Ridgeway.

The fire broke out in the back of the home on Slade Road just before midnight.

The Orleans County Sheriff's Department has identified the victims as Anna Monagan, 56, her daughter April Hausler, 31, and her children, James Hausler, 10, and Dawn Hausler, 7.

April's father, James Monagan, 57, was taken to the Erie County Medical Center with serious burns. James grandson, Donald Monagan, 14, also survived the fire and tried to save his family.

"He is the only one who woke up,” said Fred Oliver, a family friend. “He got his grandfather out; his grandfather's hair is burned off and everything, but he got his grandfather out and then he couldn't go back in and then my son-in-law couldn't get in, the heat was so intense it drove him back and all they could do it stand by and feel bad."

Dave Hausler, husband and father of the victims, was on his truck route in Ohio when the fire happened. Authorities waited until he returned home to tell him of the tragedy.

Investigators do not yet know the cause of the fire.

A family spokesperson says the family lived paycheck to paycheck and that Dave Hausler cannot afford to pay for four funerals. Family and friends have set up a fund to help. Contributions can be sent in the Monagan-Hausler name to any western New York branch of First Niagara Bank.


The following is a timeline as monitored:

23:53 - Update indicating flames visible from the rear of the structure.
23:54 - Update by Police agency on scene  reporting possibility of people trapped.
23:54 - Medina was started for the FAST team,
23:56 - Lyndonville for manpower, Medina for the second Ambulance.
00:00 - Another update stating two children and 1 adult still inside.
00:11 - Interior reported unsuccessful on the search.
00:13 - Updated 1 victim has been removed.
00:18 - Another victim was located, EMS was requested to care
00:22 - second victim was removed.
00:23 - "CODE RED" declared, all units to evacuate the structure.
00:27 - National Grid on location
00:27 - Confirmation on location of the third victim.
00:30 - FAST team to the scene, Holley being dispatched.
00:36 - Shelby requested for Rescue and manpower to standby at Ridgeway Sta. # 1
00:43 - request for accountability
00:52 - Barker requested to fill in at Lyndonville
00:54 - Albion requested to fill in at Medina
01:22 - Shelby Rescue to the scene.

Link to Photos
http://rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080117/NEWS01/80117006/1002/NEWS
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xx Ice to Blame for Fatal Crash
12/26/07 at 09:36PM by H241
The Seneca County sheriff's department said ice may have caused a fatal crash Tuesday morning on Route 96 in the Town of Covert.

John Sorensen, 77, of Ovid was killed when the car he was driving crashed head-on into a southbound car driven by Patricia Rodgiquez, 39, of Ithaca.

Patricia is undergoing treatment for her injuries.

A passenger in Sorensen’s car, Mary Sorensen, 75, was transported to the hospital for treatment of her injuries.

R News

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xx Retired Livingston Co. Sheriff Dies
12/26/07 at 09:32PM by H241
The Livingston County sheriff's office says the man who was the county's top cop for 13 years has died.


Former Sheriff Richard Kane, 72, died peacefully at his home on Christmas day. Kane grew up in Livingston County, serving his entire career with the sheriff's department until he became sheriff in 1976. A life-long county resident, Kane retired in 1989. He is survived by his wife Patricia and family.


A funeral mass will be held Saturday, December 29 at noon at Saint Thomas Aquinas Church on Route 20A in Leicester.

From: R News

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xx Two Men Injured in Orleans Accident
12/07/07 at 04:01PM by H241
In Orleans County, Mercy Flight airlifted two men to the hospital after an accident in the town of Shelby Thursday night.

It happened on Route 31-E just before 10:30 p.m. Deputies say Fred Patterson, 32, of Holley, failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of his vehicle.

It left the roadway, rolled over, hit a tree and landed on its roof.

Firefighters extricated Patterson and his passenger, Marshall Harrold, 44, of Lyndonville from the vehicle.

Full Story: R News

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xx Holley Keeps Its Police Dept
12/07/07 at 03:58PM by H241
Holley voters made a statement about their police department Thursday,

By a 276-120 count, village residents voted to keep the police department.

Opponents of the department believed the village would save taxpayers money by shuttering the police department. Talk began earlier this decade with controversy involving a police chief accused of drug charges.

The embattled police force was challenged by citizens who questioned the need for it. That evolved into a two-year effort to force a vote on the police department. The debate ended Thursday.

R News

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xx Holley P.D. Vote Thursday
12/06/07 at 12:17PM by Admin
"Residents in Holley vote Thursday whether or not to disband the police department.

Only village of Holley residents who are registered to vote through the Orleans County Board of Elections are eligible to cast a ballot." - R News

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xx Albion Mayor's Daughter Arrested in Major Drug Bust
11/09/07 at 05:50PM by H241
Shardae Hadick was one of four people arrested in an Orleans County drug bust.

Hadick is the daughter of Albion Mayor Michael Hadick. The sheriff's department seized 91-bags of crack cocaine, packaged marijuana, hydrocodone pills, cash and drug paraphernalia.

The 19-year-old is charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminally using drug paraphernalia.

Sheriff's deputies also arrested Isaiah Young, 20, of Rochester. He faces the same charges and a charge of unlawful possession of marijuana.

Two others, Isaac Williams, 20, of Albion and Kaeyla Erway, 18, of Waterport also face drug charges.

Hadick, Young and Williams are being held on $25,000 cash bail. Erway was released on an appearance ticket.

R News

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xx Two-vehicle crash kills 1 in Orleans County
11/02/07 at 09:36AM by Admin
"Orleans County Sheriff’s deputies today are investigating a fatal motor-vehicle accident in Murray, Orleans County.

According to Orleans County emergency dispatchers, one person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Ridge Road just west of the Orleans County and Monroe County line at 5:35 a.m. A second person was injured and transported to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, dispatchers said." - D & C

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xx Trooper Involved In Fatal Crash
10/15/07 at 07:14AM by Admin
"A woman died after a New York State Police trooper crashed his car into hers while responding to a call.

State Police say Trooper Eric Kristansen was responding to a call for back up from a Wayne County Sheriffs deputy around 11:30 on Route 104 West in the town of Huron last night."  -  R News

EDIT: R News appears to have taken the story down from their website, so here's a link to the story from  10 NBC. -H241

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xx Orleans Woman Charged in Drug Theft
09/06/07 at 04:57PM by H241
A registered nurse who worked at the Orleans county jail and two others are charged in connection with the theft of drugs from that facility.

Debra Nellist, 34, of Bates Road in Medina, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, criminal sale of a controlled substance, criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny.

The Orleans County Sheriff's Department launched its investigation after finding discrepancies in the pharmaceutical inventory and other quality control issues at the jail's medical unit.

Authorities searched Nellist's home and found prescription drugs, blank prescriptions, marijuana, cash and other drug paraphernalia.

As a result, two others were arrested. Robert Ray, 43, and Kendra Szpak, 34, both face drug possession and other charges.

Ray is also wanted on several felony drug warrants in the state of Missouri.

R News

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xx Over 40 firefighters battle suspicious blaze
08/08/07 at 08:12AM by Admin
"Geneva city firefighters early today battled a suspicious house fire in Geneva, Ontario County.

Firefighters were called to 32 Hoffman Ave., just after midnight and arrived at the scene to find heavy black smoke and flames rising from the attic windows and through the roof, Fire Chief Bruce Moore said in a printed statement." - D & C

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xx Family of four dies in Marion house fire
08/06/07 at 05:32AM by Admin
"A Wayne County family of four was killed in a house fire Sunday morning. The fire started just before 4:00 a.m. in the town of Marion.

Family members tell News 10NBC David "Junior" Trude, his wife, Kelly and their daughters 11-year-old Danielle and three-month-old Kaitlyn died in the fire. The Trude's were supposed to celebrate their one-year wedding anniversary on Sunday." - 10NBC

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xx Henrietta man seriously injured in a motorcycle accident
08/04/07 at 07:55PM by H241
MARION, NY - A 25-year-old Henrietta man is in guarded condition at Strong Hospital after a motorcycle accident in the town of Marion around 10:00 Friday night.

Wayne County Sheriffs say Edward Sherman II was driving his motorcycle on Engleson Road in Marion when he failed to negotiate a curve. He lost control of his motorcycle and crashed into a tree. Sherman was ejected from the motorcycle.

Sherman was flown to Strong Hospital by Mercy Flight. The Wayne County sheriffs office is investigating the cause of this crash.

From: 10 NBC

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xx Internet Predator Sentenced
08/04/07 at 07:39PM by H241
A Cayuga County man, who pleaded guilty to using the Internet to engage minors in sexual activity, learned his sentence Friday.

Prashant Agarwal of Auburn was sentenced to five years in prison and a $2,000 fine. He will also be on supervised release for ten years.

Authorities say Agarwal made arrangements to meet a 14-year-old girl in Henrietta last year.

That girl turned out to be an undercover sheriff's deputy.

From: R News

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xx Tractor-Trailer, Train Collide
08/03/07 at 10:55PM by H241
Investigators in Wyoming County are trying to figure out what caused a deadly collision between a tractor-trailer and a train. It happened in Silver Springs, Wyoming County. The truck driver was killed.

The crash happened at about 5:30 Friday evening near the entrance of the Morton Salt Plant. Investigators say the truck driver just finished making a delivery at Morton. When he left the plant, he crossed the railroad tracks, ignoring an oncoming train's horn.

Full Story: R News

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xx Ontario County man killed by tractor
08/01/07 at 11:34PM by H241
FARMINGTON - News 10NBC is just learning about a 23-year-old who was killed by a tractor in Farmington Tuesday.

Britt Weezorak was trying to pull out some trees on Yellow Mills Road when a tractor ended up on top of him.

Some of his friends were there and tried to free him, but they could not do it. And when emergency responders arrived, it was too late.

Weezorak was pronounced dead at the scene.

10 NBC

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xx HS Football Star Sought In Homicide
08/01/07 at 11:26PM by H241
In Ontario County, Geneva police are searching for a former Geneva High football star in connection with the deadly shooting of a teenager.

Authorities tell R News they're looking to question Tremain Green, 19, regarding the death of Elvin Cruz early Sunday morning. Police say Green should be considered armed and dangerous.

Green starred as a wide receiver on Geneva's 2006 New York State Class C champion football team.

Full Story: R News

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xx Mount Morris Fire Chief Arrested
06/25/07 at 05:11PM by Admin
"The Livingston County District Attorney tells R News Mount Morris' Fire Chief has been arrested for a third time.

Authorities say Roger Yencer Jr. of Mount Morris violated an order of protection and is charged with criminal contempt." - R News

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xx Fatal motorcycle crash in Wayne County
06/24/07 at 05:20PM by Admin
A Cattaraugus County man is dead after a motorcycle crash in Wayne County Saturday night. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, Kevin Follett, age 46 of Hinsdale, was driving his motorcycle on State Route 21 in the town of Palmyra when the crash happened around 8:00 p.m. - 10NBC

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xx Man Attempts Abduction in Cayuga Co
06/23/07 at 07:12PM by H241
Cayuga County Sheriff's Deputies are looking into an attempted abduction.

The attempted abduction took place around two o'clock Friday afternoon in front of the Dollar General store in Weedsport.

Deputies said that a man attempted to get a ten year old girl to come to his truck. The girl said she does not know the man. He is described as a white male in his 50s or 60s, with grey hair. He was driving a grey or black pickup truck with heavy rust. The man is believed to have been a customer of the store.

Anyone with information can call the Cayuga County Sheriff's office at 315-253-1222.

R News

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xx State Trooper Shot in Potsdam, NY
06/18/07 at 09:44PM by Admin
"A state trooper shot and killed a person after being wounded during a police response to a domestic incident in New York's North Country.

Authorities say the female New York State Trooper was responding to a domestic dispute on Route 56 in Potsdam, Saint Lawrence County." - R News

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xx Fire at Geneva Parochial School
06/13/07 at 04:52PM by H241
Classes have been cancelled Wednesday at St. Stephen’s elementary school in Geneva due to an early morning fire.

School officials said quick work by firemen limited damage to a fourth-grade class, but they called off classes to clean up the mess caused by the fire.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Full Story: 13 WHAM

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xx Governor Considering Marijuana Law
06/13/07 at 04:29PM by H241
Governor Eliot Spitzer is considering a law to allow the medical use of marijuana in New York.

A proposal is in the works, allowing doctors to prescribe the drug in limited amounts to AIDS and cancer patients.

The governor did not support the measure before he took office. He said he didn't fully understand the medical considerations.

State lawmakers are working on bills to see if they can agree on one version.

From: R News

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xx Albion mayor charged with DWI
06/05/07 at 12:37PM by H241
From 10 NBC

The mayor of the village of Albion is accused of driving while intoxicated.

Michael Hadick was arrested Sunday after an accident on East Countyhouse Road in Albion. Hadick is charged with failure to keep right, unreasonable speed, DWI and driving with a blood alcohol count of .12%.

He's scheduled to be in court June 12.

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xx Geneva boy remains in guarded condition after near-drowning
06/05/07 at 12:29PM by H241
Police say it's too soon to tell if criminal charges will be filed against those responsible for watching him.

GENEVA — A 4-year-old boy pulled from a pool on North Genesee Street Friday remained in guarded condition at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester this morning, hospital officials said.

Nathaniel Vandermortel was found unconscious in the inflatable pool in the backyard by his father, Todd Vandermortel, Geneva police said. Vandermortel told police he went inside his home for a second and found his son when he returned outside.

Full Story: MPNnow.com

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xx Barn Fire In Avon
05/30/07 at 12:38PM by Admin
"There was a huge barn fire on Routes 5 and 20 in Avon. It happened about 11am. The owner of the barn told us the barn was storing mulch and no animals were inside. No one was injured." - 13WHAM

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xx Multiple injuries reported in bus crash
05/30/07 at 12:37PM by Admin
"New York State Police troopers today are on the scene of a serious motor-vehicle accident that involved a dump truck and a school bus.

According to Genesee County emergency dispatchers, a dump truck and a school bus from Le Roy Central School District collided just before 10:30 a.m. on Route 33 near Wortendyke Road in the Town of Batavia, Genesee County." - D & C

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xx Holley's lead cop resigns
05/26/07 at 06:44AM by Admin
"The police chief in the Orleans County village of Holley announced Thursday in an open letter to the community that he would resign after 25 years in law enforcement.

In a statement, Kim A. Hinkley said he would leave his post at the end of this month to join the Brockport law firm of Klafehn and Heise." - D & C

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xx Man still searches for woman missing for 13 years
05/23/07 at 08:33PM by H241
It's been 13 years since a Macedon woman was last seen alive. Sandra Sollie was 7 and half months pregnant when she disappeared on this day in 1994.

Richard Ingraham is a private investigator who has been searching for Sollie for the past 11 years. Every year on the day she was reported missing, he hands out flyers to area residents hoping to find a new lead. So far he has been unable to help her family find closure.

Full Story: 10 NBC

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xx Serious MVA on Route 18
05/17/07 at 08:39PM by H241
Kendall Fire & Ambulance are currently working a serious MVA on Route 18 in the Town of Kendall. Mutual aid has been requested from Carlton, Holley Ambulance, as well as Mercy Flight being requested to the scene. More details will be posted as they become available...

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xx Woman Found Dead in Car
05/12/07 at 06:43AM by Admin
"Deputies say a passing motorist noticed an overturned car Friday morning in the Canandaigua Lake outlet near Smith Road in Phelps.

Police arrived around 7:30 a.m. and pulled Nicole Warrick, 22, of Clifton Springs from the vehicle. She was later pronounced dead." - R News

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xx Light plane crashes in Livingston County
05/03/07 at 05:02PM by Admin
An ultralight plane crashed this morning less than 100 feet from the busy Routes 5 and 20, just east of this Livingston County village.

Joseph Orlando, 62, of 7117 W. Main St., Lima, crashed his plane only minutes after taking off from a tiny airfield behind Shanks Enterprises, 7563 E. Main St.., Lima." - D & C Article, Photo 1 & Photo 2.

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xx Orleans County 'Pill Lady' arrested
04/30/07 at 09:33PM by H241
In Orleans County, she's known as "The Pill Lady," she is now behind bars for peddling prescription drugs in Albion, Holley, Murray and Kendall.

Carlota Harper and her husband David are both under arrest on a slew of drug and possession charges. The couple was hauled in after a year long investigation.

Police searched a home on center road in Kendall and found oxycodone, methadone and array of other pills, plus $5000 in cash, some guns and drug paraphernalia.

Both Mrs. and Mr. Harper have to go back to court next month.

Courtesy: 10 NBC

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xx Wayne County sex offender concerns
04/30/07 at 09:32PM by H241
"It's such a horrific crime that he needs to be watched," said Wayne County District Attorney Richard Healy. "He's dangerous in the community." Healey is talking about Lawrence Taylor.

The 43-year-old is a Level Three sex offender with a violent past, and he will be back on the streets in May. Prosecutors call his crime unforgivable, and you may not believe what Taylor did to an 8-year-old girl. He was convicted, 23 years ago, of raping a girl on top of a five-story New York City building, then throwing her off the roof to the pavement below. Amazingly, the girl survived.

Full Story: 10 NBC

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xx State trooper shot and killed in manhunt
04/25/07 at 01:13PM by Admin
"One state trooper has been killed in the hunt for a man suspected of shooting at least two other troopers, a spokeswoman for Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Wednesday.

Spokeswoman Christine Anderson did not identify the trooper. She said Spitzer has cancelled a speech in New York City and was on his way back to Albany." - D & C

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xx Utica police officer shot, killed
04/13/07 at 06:22AM by Admin
"Local, state and federal authorities are looking for one or more specific individuals who may be responsible in the shooting death of Utica police Officer Thomas M. Lindsey, the city's public safety commissioner said at 3 this morning.

Lindsey, 32, was a member of the department's Tactical Unit. He was shot and killed during a traffic stop on the 1100 block of Neilson Street in Cornhill Thursday night." - D & C

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xx Internet Helps Catch Drug Dealers
04/02/07 at 11:44PM by H241
Reporting suspicious activity in your neighborhood is becoming a point-and-click operation.

Several local law enforcement agencies offer anonymous tip forms online and E-tips have led to several big drug busts in Wayne County.

In one case, it just seemed there were too many people coming and going at an apartment on a dead-end street in Lyons...

FULL STORY: 13 WHAM

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