Staff Reports
SHELBY — A three-hour search for a burglary suspect finally resulted in an arrest late Monday afternoon.
Judd A. Farewell Jr., 17, was taken into custody shortly after 4 p.m. Monday following a brief foot chase by a member of the Orleans County Major Felony Crimes Task Force. Farewell was spotted walking along Oak Orchard Creek behind the Medina Genesee Community Campus on Route 31-A.
The search began around 1 p.m., after Farewell was observed in the 11200 block of Blair Road in the Town of Shelby.
Medina Police Chief Jose Avila said a warrant was issued Monday for Farewell’s arrest by Orleans County Court. The man is a suspect in several residential and commercial burglaries on the west side of the county that occurred in the past two months. He is a suspect in at least six burglaries that have been committed since this past Friday, three of which were committed Monday, Avila said.
Also participating in the search were sheriff’s deputies, state troopers, Medina police officers and the state police aviation unit. K-9 dogs from the sheriff’s department and Albion Police Department were also used.
