GENESEO – A driver knocked down the wall to his own apartment in the Meadows Sunday night. According to first responders who were at the scene, the 21-year-old male driver is believed to have mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake while coming in to park outside his apartment at Building 7. Geneseo Police confirmed that the driver was not believed to be impaired at the time of the accident. No one was injured. So far, it appears … [Read more...]
Fire Claims 2 Dogs and Mount Morris Apartment Building
MOUNT MORRIS – Two dogs passed away in Saturday morning's apartment fire on Trumbull Street, which damaged the building beyond repair and displaced seven people. Mount Morris Police Chief Ken Mignemi said that Code Enforcement Officer Shawn Grasby condemned the entire structure, which contained six apartments. "The only loss of life was two small dogs," said Mignemi. "Code Enforcement has condemned the structure and the Red Cross is here … [Read more...]
Civilians Grab Ladder and Save Trapped People from Mount Morris Apartment Fire
MOUNT MORRIS – The biggest thanks went to passerbys of an apartment fire on Trumbull Street in Mount Morris Saturday morning. Though Assistant Mount Morris Fire Chief Rodney Cobb was quick to arrive at the scene just off of Main Street after a call reported a fire in the apartment at about 9:40 a.m., he says civilians had already freed people trapped upstairs as the fire burned in the structure below. "The civilians got the trapped people … [Read more...]
Dryer Caused Highlands Apartment Fire in Geneseo
GENESEO – Investigators determined that the cause of Saturday's fire at the Highlands Apartments on Meadow Drive was an overheated dryer. According to a press release from Geneseo Fire and Ambulance Chief Andrew Chanler, the Livingston County Office of Emergency Management determined the cause of the fire. The emergency call went out at 11:35 a.m. and the fire spread quickly. "Assistant Chief Steve Zabrocki arrived within one minute of the … [Read more...]
Perry House Takes Horrible Damage from Fire
NYLON – The house on Page Circle that caught fire during Tuesday's drizzle is expected to be a total loss. According to first responders on scene, the fire started in an apartment to the rear of the house at about 2:20 p.m. and spread to the upper structure. The rear of the house is destroyed, the roof is collapsing, and water has flowed through the bottom floor for more than two hours. The Perry Fire Department, located directly across the … [Read more...]
Cops Catch Man in Greece for Drunken Rampage in Caledonia
CALEDONIA – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a Rochester man on felony charges for allegedly tearing apart his uncle's apartment in a drunken rage. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Edwin Perez, 27, was arrested for felony Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree. On May 18 at approximately 11:15 p.m., Deputy Timothy Sweeting of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office responded to a Main Street residence … [Read more...]
PathStone to Hold Public Q and A for Avon Apartment Complex
AVON – PathStone Corporation, the developers of a proposed apartment complex in the village, are holding a public Q and A tomorrow, April 15 to address public concerns about the project and its potential effects on the community. The public can ask the developers any questions they have about the project starting at 4:30 p.m. at Peppermint's at 244 East Main Street. "We would like to reach out to folks and answer questions not usually … [Read more...]