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BLOTTER: Police reports published Dec. 14
Medina
CHARGED: Corey Brown, 23, 12650 Presbyterian St., Medina, was charged Nov. 4 with five counts of third-degree rape, after it was alleged that Brown was having sex with an individual less than 16 years of age. Brown was arraigned in Ridgeway Town Court and remanded to Orleans County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail.
LARCENY: Jennifer L. Swett, 24, West Center St., Medina, was charged Nov. 30 with second-degree burglary and petit larceny after a house was entered and money was stolen from a residence on Route 31 in the Town of Ridgeway. Swett was arraigned in Medina Village Court where she was remanded to Orleans County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.
MARIJUANA: Matthew P. Niggli, 22, 16013 Glidden Road, Holley, was charged Dec. 6 with unlawful possession of marijuana as a result of a vehicle stop on Route 98 in the Town of Gaines. Niggli had a smoking pipe and a bag of marijuana in his possession, said police. Niggli is scheduled to appear Jan. 6 in Gaines Town Court.
DWI: Bradley W. Wochna, 41, 13463 Millers Road, Albion, was charged Dec. 2 with driving while intoxicated. Wochna is scheduled to appear Thursday in Barre Town Court.
Murray
HARASSMENT: Charles R. Funk, 51, 2 Skyline Circle, Brockport, was charged Nov. 27 with second-degree harassment as a result of a complaint where he repeatedly harassed and threatened an individual both in person and over the phone, said police. Funk is scheduled to appear today in Murray Town Court.
Carlton
LARCENY: Brittnie J. Engle, 22, 30 Batavia St., Holley, was charged Nov. 27 with petit larceny for her alleged involvement in a burglary that occurred Sept. 15 at a residence on Hanlon Road in the Town of Carlton.
ASSAULT: Christina M. Sargent, 20, 4109 Lake Ave., Lockport, was charged Dec. 6 with third-degree assault. George J. Brown, 32, 2052 Harris Road, Carlton, was also charged Dec. 6 with second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief. The two were arrested after a disturbance call on Harris Road. It was reported that Sargent punched one individual and Brown broke a window and threatened another individual.
Lyndonville
LARCENY: Brandon M. Woodhams, 17, 13485 Roosevelt Highway, Waterport, was charged Thursday with three counts of petit larceny after items were taken from three different lockers at the Lyndonville High School on Oct. 2. Davis is scheduled to appear in Yates Town Court on Jan. 13.
Clarendon
HARASSMENT: Todd M. Eggleston, 25, 4729 Hall Road, Holley, was charged Dec. 4 with second-degree harassment after he allegedly pushed a victim into a wall at his residence Dec. 2. Eggleston is scheduled to appear today in Clarendon Town Court.
Albion
LARCENY: Kati M. Jordain, 19, 4655 Oak Orchard Road, Albion, was charged Dec. 4 with petit larceny as a result of an investigation conducted by the Orleans County Department of Social Services Fraud Unit. It is alleged she received $399 in benefits she was not entitled to. Jordain is scheduled to appear Wednesday in Albion Town Court.
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Teens accused of harassing mosque parishioners
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
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Dad gets 6 months in child's death
An Orleans County man who pleaded guilty in June to criminally negligent homicide in his daughter’s death was sentenced Monday to serve six months in jail.
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Teens accused of harassing Carlton mosque
Members of the World Sufi Foundation Mosque have experienced harassment in the past, but nothing like what happened earlier this week. The disruption resulted in the arrest of five teens — one of whom is facing criminal charges for allegedly firing a weapon.
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Community Action helps children prepare for school
Community Action of Orleans and Genesee completed its annual back to school drive Thursday, helping more than 200 children get supplies.
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Remembering 9/11
Each year a group gathers in Albion to remember those who lost their lives that September day nine years ago. Holding tributes and candlelight vigils, the Orleans County American Legion has hosted the event to pay tribute to those involved in 9/11.
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Special gift pushes trust campaign over the top
The Sandstone Trust of Medina has exceeded its 2010 summer campaign goal on the strength of a very special memorial gift which was made public this week. The immediate family of the late Fern J. Blackburn (widow of Paul R. Blackburn) presented a major contribution to the Trust committee in an amount equaling 20 percent of the entire summer campaign goal of $25,000. With this support, the total of summer gifts stands today at approx. $27,000, leaders said.
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District confirms leave of absence
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Department issued an appearance ticket Aug. 21, requiring a district administrator to appear in Batavia Town Court next month to answer a charge of driving while intoxicated. The Holley Central School District can confirm that the administrator has been on leave since Aug. 3, which includes the alleged time of the incident.
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Village improves skateboard agreement
The Village of Albion board had good news for skateboarders and Santa Clauses on Wednesday, approving the Town of Albion’s offer to help pay for skate park equipment and offering to assist with the upcoming celebration of legendary Santa Claus Charles Howard.
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Fifty-six years strong for Camp Rainbow Fund
The Camp Rainbow Fund, which inherited its new name six months ago from the former Journal-Register Camp Fund, continued this summer to do good work on behalf of children in Orleans County. A total of $5,074 was raised from the public to send boys and girls “into the sunshine of Camp Rainbow,” located on Town Line Road in the northern part of Ridgeway.
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Natale introduces book about spirituality, sexuality
Maintaining a relationship with God can be difficult for anyone who is tempted by the distractions of everyday life — money, sex, addictions. But faith goes deeper than the labels affixed to these indulgences and the churches people go to seeking guidance.
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