AVON – A nationwide bomb threat scare that struck Avon Town Plaza on East Main Street had the Avon Police Department and later the FBI thoroughly investigating in the days following Memorial Day. Investigating members of the Avon Police Department and K9 units with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police and Rochester Police Department ultimately found the threat not to be credible. Avon Police Chief Gary Benedict says … [Read more...]
Avon at Crossroads in Quest for Safer Main Street Crosswalks
AVON – The Village of Avon has arrived at a turning point when it comes to traffic safety on Main Street. Avon Police ticketed 20 drivers and warned about 10 more in the past four months for failing to yield to pedestrians on East Main Street. The Village is calling on experts to see what can be done to get pedestrians and drivers to use crosswalks and traffic signals. "It's like we've talked about for the last three years. The road is so … [Read more...]
Oh Deer! Avon Committee Organizing Village Hunt
AVON – The Village of Avon plans to alter an ordinance that bans hunting in the Village in an attempt to decrease the local deer population and reduce negative deer-human encounters. A deer management oversight committee headed by Avon resident Don Mastin will soon begin researching rules to be proposed for the hunt, including who gets to hunt, with what tools, where, and how many deer they can take. Mayor Thomas Freeman said that the plan is … [Read more...]
WATCH: Coyote Spotted in Village of Avon
AVON – This coyote has been making the rounds near Rochester Street for the past few weeks, raising eyebrows and some concerns as residents continue to report sightings. Micah and Anna Vitale have lived on Rochester Street for 3 years and have never seen or heard sightings of a coyote in the Village. They took the above and below videos with an iPhone from their backyard on Monday morning between 9 and 9:30 a.m. "We watched him for a good … [Read more...]
Avon Community Searching for Missing Elderly Man
AVON — The Village of Avon Police Department is asking for the public's assistance in locating an elderly man. According to a press release from Chief Gary Benedict Donald W. Farrell, 70, was last seen Sunday August 9 at approximately 8 a.m. Farrell is 6 ft tall and 175 lbs. with brown/gray hair. Farrell was wearing a teal colored Columbia coat. If you believe you have any information that will help please call 911 and ask for the Avon … [Read more...]
Avon Police Officer Brings Overdose Victim Back From Dead
AVON — A woman is alive as a result of an Avon Police Officer's training and ability to issue a drug overdose antidote Naloxone. On Dec. 20 Village of Avon Police Officer Travis McFadden respond to a 911 call for a drug overdose and properly administered one 2mg dose of Naloxone to a woman who had overdosed on heroin. At the time of administering the antidote she had no pulse and was 'flat lined' until she was brought back to life and able to … [Read more...]
Benedict: New Interim Chief of Police in Avon
AVON -- The Village of Avon now has a new police Chief, Gary Benedict. Benedict was sworn in as the new interim Chief of Police for the Village of Avon before the Village Board Monday night. “Thank you so much for the honor,” said Benedict. Benedict’s wife and two children were present at the meeting. “He is everything that I expected him to be,” said Chief Jim Noble. Noble has been the Village of Avon Police Chief since May of 2009. Noble … [Read more...]