A disabled vehicle is reported to be in front of the Monument at Ellicott and Main streets. It is blocking the roadway and creating traffic problems. A police officer is en route.
UPDATE 2:53 p.m.: An officer reported about 10 minutes or so ago that the disabled vehicle has been removed and is no longer blocking.
A white male reportedly robbed the M&T Bank in Corfu. He displayed no weapon, but took a bunch of cash. He hand-carried the money. He fled on foot. No word on any vehicle involved.
He was wearing a black scarf over his mouth, a light gray hooded sweatshirt -- with the hood up. One teller said he was about 5'10" tall.
The bank is located at 1 E. Main St. The robbery was reported at 2:01 p.m.
Authorities have ordered Corfu School shut down as a precaution.
Sheriff's deputies are en route and scouring the area.
The Thruway Authority is being notified to be on alert.
UPDATE 2:16 p.m.: The man is believed to be light haired and without facial hair. They guess his age is late 20s, early 30s. Possibly his hoodie has the word "Pepsi" on the front, but that's not certain.
UPDATE 2:22 p.m.: The authorities are sifting through tips now. A person reports that he saw a man in the "Four Corners" area in a four-door silver sedan, possibly a Pontiac made in the '90s. (But one person says the vehicle is "more slopey in front than the boxy '90s model." When the man got out of the car, he was wearing a gray sweatshirt and he put the hood up. There are tracks to where the car was last seen. Sheriff's deputies are calling in a canine unit and they are reviewing available video tapes.
UPDATE 2:45 p.m.: Authorities have allowed the school is be unlocked.
A two-car accident is reported in front of Clor's Meat Market, 4169 W. Main St., in Batavia.
There are no injuries. It is partially blocking the roadway.
Batavia fire is responding.
A two-car accident is reported at 230 W. Main St. in the City of Batavia.
One person is complaining of leg pain.
City fire and Mercy EMS are responding.
A two-car accident is reported in Alexander at 3678 Broadway Road (Route 20) at Brookville Road.
There are minor injuries.
Alexander Fire Department and Mercy EMS are responding.
Steven Noel Paladino, 50, of Le Roy, is charged with petit larceny. Paladino is accused of shoplifting three packages of meat from Tops Market.
Mark Wilhelm Hanel, 39, of Swamp Road, Bergen, is charged with unlawful imprisonment, 2nd, criminal mischief, 4th, and harassment, 2nd. Hanel was charged following an alleged domestic incident at 8:10 p.m., Friday, in Bergen. Bail was set at $1,500.
Jamie Scott Wolbert, 22, of Lovers Lane, Pembroke, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .18 or greater, failure to keep right and improper turn at an intersection. Wolbert was charged after his car was reportedly found in a ditch off Lovers Lane at 1:29 a.m., Saturday, by Deputy Kevin McCarthy.
Bruce Karl Knepper, 26, of Forestall Lane, Buffalo, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater, failure to keep right and driving left of the pavement markings. Knepper was stopped at 6:08 a.m., Saturday, on Broadway Road, Alexander, by Deputy Kevin McCarthy.
Kyle W. Nash, 23, of Myrtle Street, Le Roy, is charged with disorderly conduct. Nash is accused of failing to leave the property of another person. He was arrested Saturday.
Mickey H. DeJesus, 22, of Perry Road, Le Roy, is charged with harassment, 2nd. DeJesus is accused of threatening another person.
Amy R. Sellhorst, 25, of York Road, Le Roy, is charged with assault, 2nd. Sellhorst is accused of hitting another person in the face with a blunt object during an incident on Sunday. The other person was reportedly injured. Bail was set at $1,500.
Amber L. Pellett, 27, of 11642 Platten Road, Lyndonville, is charged with DWI and inadequate headlamps. Pellett was stopped at 2:26 a.m., Thursday, on West Main Street, Batavia, by Officer Kevin DeFelice.
I left the house early this morning with the hope that despite the cloud cover, we would have some good light. Last night, the forecast -- I didn't recheck this morning -- was a break in the clouds at 8 a.m. That never happened, and instead by 9, we had the first flurries of snow.
Still, I managed to find some interesting things to photograph.
Above, a dog (if I remember correctly, her name is Diana), an old truck and a barn on Starr Road in Pavilion.
My first stop was an old, apparently abandoned, graveyard on Covell Road, Pavilion.
Also from the graveyard on Covell Road.
Just as it started to snow pretty good, I arrived at a grave site off Route 63 in Bethany that somebody had recently told me about.
As long as I was on Route 63 in Bethany, I thought I'd get a picture of one of my favorite barns. I liked how the snow was just beginning to outline the shingles.
A rollover car accident is reported at Batavia-Oakfield Townline Road and Macomber Road.
The vehicle landed upside down in icy water. The driver is out but cold and being cared for. Oakfield fire and Mercy medics are responding.
UPDATE (by Howard): The Sheriff's Office just released the accident report on this incident. John J. Smalley, 48, of South Main Street, Oakfield, was driving his 1997 Chevy SUV westbound on Batavia-Oakfield Townline Road. Deputy Chris Parker reports that Smalley was driving too fast for conditions and lost control of his vehicle. Smalley was cited. Smalley reportedly complained of back pain, possibly related to a previous injury, and was transported to UMMC.
A motor-vehicle accident is reported on Byron Road, on the curve at Byron-Holley and Tower Hill roads. There are injuries and an ambulance is called.
Byron Fire Department is responding.
A motor-vehicle accident is reported in the area of Transit Road and Route 262. A car that was headed toward Byron is in the ditch.
Elba fire personnel are on location.
A trailer fire is reported in the area of Oak Orchard and Hundredmark roads. Elba Fire Department is called -- all manpower and equipment to the scene. Medics are also responding
UPDATE 12:25 p.m.: Injuries are minor.
A three-car accident has been reported on Lewiston Road on the I-90 overpass.
Only minor injuries are reported.
Town of Batavia Fire and Mercy EMS responding to the scene.
A lake effect snow statement was issued for Genesee County this morning and into the early afternoon.
From 1-3 inches of snow are expected, with the heaviest snow coming in the western parts of the county.
A Trooper reports that an accident occurred right in front of her on Indian Falls Road in Pembroke.
It doesn't sound like there are injuries, but she does report, "cars are sliding all over the place out here," and she requests assistance with traffic control.
DOT requested to the scene.
Coming back from Victor this afternoon, I took the 5&20 into Genesee County, and then, well after sunset, I hit some back roads in Le Roy. I came across this barn on Asbury Road.
A two-vehicle accident occurred at 4155 W. Main St. Road in the Town of Batavia.
Three people are complaining of neck injuries. The vehicles are now in the parking lot of Rite Aid.
An engine from the Town of Batavia Fire Department is at the scene and Mercy EMS. A Mercy BLS unit is also called to respond.
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With about two minutes left and the Batavia Blue Devils down by five points, the instructions from Coach Buddy Brasky were clear -- whatever you do, don't foul number three.
You don't want to put the ball in the hands of the other team's best player in the closing minutes of a tight came.
Then Batavia's senior guard Ryan Pyatt did exactly what would get him pulled from the game. He fouled Jamell Johnson, number three for Charles Finney.
Earlier in the game, Finney's senior forward scored the 1,000th point of his career. That's how good he is.
It was clear at this stage of Thursday's game, giving points to Finney could possibly sink the home team's hopes of winning the 29th Annual Batavia Lions Club Boys Basketball Tournament. Up to this moment, Batavia never had even had as much as a single-digit lead.
But then Johnson, who had 24 points on the night, gave Batavia a gift. He missed his free throw.
Andrew Hoy, Batavia's all-time leading scorer, on the other hand, would be fouled four times in the final two minutes.
He didn't miss his shots. Not one of them.
In all, during those closing minutes, Hoy sunk 10 straight free throws (two came on a technical foul by Finney's Justin Allison), plus put up two points on a critical jump shot, to lead Batavia to a 53-50 victory.
"I just kept telling myself, have confidence," Hoy said after the game. "I kept reminding myself, I’ve made a million free throws. This is nothing different.
"When you're at the free throw line, you’ve got to make those," the senior guard added. "They call them free for a reason."
Allison's technical foul -- he mouthed off to Batavia's sophomore forward Justin Washington and then to a ref -- is what changed the momentum in the game, both Brasky and Hoy said.
At that point, with 2:30 left, Finney had an eight-point lead and were hitting their shots.
After that, Finney would score two more points (despite having players go to the free throw line three times) and Batavia would score 13, with 12 coming from Hoy, who had 22 points on the night.
"I kept stressing to my kids, the game’s not over," Brasky said. "That’s why we play 32 minutes. You don’t get too high when you go on a run, you don’t get too low when they go on a run. You play 32 minutes and we did.
"We took advantage of the technical and I give our kids a lot of credit for that," Brasky added.
Batavia moves to 7-1 and Finney is 8-2.
Batavia's other top scorers: Justin Washington, 12 (and 13 rebounds), Ryan Funke, 6, and Ryan Pyatt with 6. Spencer Stressing had 3 and Dylan Hodownes and Tommy Prospero each added two.
For Finney, Dan Drummond had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
In the consolation game, Notre Dame beat Dansville 70-45. Vinnie Zambito scored 22 points with seven assists for Notre Dame, now 5-1. Zach Hotze scored 13, Doane McCulley, 11, Mike Pratt, 9, Tom Whelehan, 6. Pratt's 9 came on three, three-point goals.
The Batavia Blue Devils with their championship trophy. Photo courtesy Bev Hoy.
More pictures after the jump (to purchase pictures, click here):
The All-Tournment Team, from left: Dan Drummond, Charles Finney; Vinnie Zambito, Notre Dame; Justin Washington, Batavia; Andrew Hoy, Batavia; Jamell Johnson, Charles Finney. Photo courtesy Bev Hoy.
Washington's shot here, thrown at the basket underhand, was all net.
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