âGenesee County has enough vaccines to meet the demand, and officials are reporting that the number of daily vaccinations is slowing down.
âAshley Herbig, emergency preparedness coordinator at the Genesee County Health Department, said, âVaccine distribution is experiencing a decrease in recipients at this time. A number of factors can contribute to the decline that is being experienced in other areas and not just specifically Genesee County.â
âAs of Thursday, May 6, 250,563 vaccines have been administered in Genesee County, with 146,881 first shots. Approximately 44 percent of eligible people have received one dose, and 31 percent are fully vaccinated.
âCapt. Richard Cronkright from the Genesee County Sheriffâs Office said the number of people coming to vaccine clinics has been decreasing.
A case of elder abuse leading to charges against a 50-year-old Genesee County man and authorities say this was a preventable tragedy.
A case of elder abuse leading to charges against a 50-year-old Genesee County man and authorities say this was a preventable tragedy.
Officers were called to Hurley Medical Center for a 72-year-old woman who was admitted for a few days. The Genesee County Sheriffâs Office said the woman had a broken femur and hip, was septic, and ultimately died.
Her 50-year-old son, Michael Lagueux, was with her. When investigators spoke with Lagueux, there were inconsistencies and contradictions with his statements, the sheriff s office said.
Genesee County Sheriff s Office looking for subject wanted in connection with a property crime
Officials say the man is a person of interest in connection with a property crime in the Town of Alabama.
Credit: Genesee County Sheriff s Office Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 1:39 PM EDT May 3, 2021
ALABAMA, N.Y. The Genesee County Sheriff s Office is asking the public for help in identifying a person in connection with an investigation.
Officials say the man is a person of interest in connection with a property crime in the Town of Alabama.
The man appears to have a tattoo on his right forearm.
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Genesee County reports seven new COVID cases and nine new hospitalizations. Thirteen more cases have been confirmed in Orleans County with three more people admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile, in Wyoming County, a dozen more cases were confirmed.
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is warning of seasonal asphalt paving and sealing scams.
As the weather warms, paving projects will soon begin. Residents should be cautious if they are solicited by who appears to be a contractor offering to pave or seal a driveway. The Sheriff’s Office has already fielded one recent complaint in the county.
âReinhart was a corrections officer for the Genesee County Sheriffâs Office.
âGenesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson announced the charges during a press conference Wednesday, April 28. âWe arrested one of our own,â he said.
âSwanson said Reinhart had worked for the sheriffâs office since 2019.
âThe organization GHOST (Genesee Human Oppression Strike Team)Â of the Genesee County Sheriffâs Office tracked approximately 450 messages between Reinhart and a GHOST decoy acting as a 15-year-old girl. Swanson said 118 of those messages and six pictures were sent while Reinhart was on duty.
ââThis guy doesnât represent who we are,â the sheriff said. Swanson said anyone working with the public, including law enforcement, are to be held to a higher standard.