Ontario County
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office will announce details regarding a significant narcotics and firearms bust in the Finger Lakes region on Thursday afternoon. While specifics are scarce, the operation involved multiple agencies, including the ATF, Geneva Police Department, New York State Police, and the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office. Ontario County Sheriff’s Office expected to announce […]
Investigators have provided updates on the case of 24-year-old Sam Nordquist, whose remains were found recently. A joint statement from Ontario County prosecutors and New York State Police indicates no evidence that his murder was a hate crime. It was revealed that Nordquist and his alleged attackers, who are all identified as LGBTQ+, knew each […]
New York State Police have arrested five individuals in connection to the brutal torture and murder of Sam Nordquist, a Minnesota man who had been reported missing. Investigators revealed that Nordquist was subjected to prolonged physical and sexual abuse at Patty’s Lodge in Ontario County between December 2024 and February 2025. His body was later […]
A Naples school bus driver, David L. Ferry, was arrested after authorities found a rifle under a seat on the bus he was driving. According to New York State Police, the 57-year-old purchased the firearm from a store before driving away in a Naples Central School bus. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office stopped the bus […]
The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office has issued a warning about a phone scam targeting residents. Scammers are impersonating deputies or sergeants, claiming the recipient missed a court appearance or jury duty and must pay a fine using Apple Pay or PayPal. Authorities emphasize that neither deputies nor courts will ever request payment over the phone. […]
A 74-year-old woman in Manchester, NY, was seriously injured after her husband accidentally ran over her leg while attempting to pick up family members after dinner. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, the man, also 74, thought everyone had entered the vehicle when he began driving forward, inadvertently driving over his wife’s leg. Upon […]
An employee of ESL Federal Credit Union, 21-year-old Aixa Resendiz, has been arrested and charged with second-degree grand larceny after allegedly stealing $60,070 from multiple customer accounts. Resendiz worked at the ESL branch located on Recreation Drive in Hopewell, Rochester, New York. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office reported that she was taken into custody last […]
A former Rochester police officer was sentence yesterday by an Ontario County Judge for the rape and forcible touching a 13-year-old girl. Shawn Jordan was sentenced to 10 weekends in jail and 10 years’ probation and must register as a sex offender after taking a plea deal admitting to having sex with a 13-year-old girl […]
A woman in Manchester, N.Y., was rescued after falling 25 feet down a well on Larue Road on Sunday, August 11, 2024. The incident occurred around 3:55 p.m. when she fell into the well while searching for a lost pet. Emergency responders, including police and fire crews, arrived on the scene and found the woman […]
A Geneva man is in trouble after trapping a raccoon and burning it alive. Reports of the map for a flammable liquid on the animal and lit it on fire. He was charged with animal cruelty and was given a parent’s ticket. Geneva man accused of trapping raccoon, burning it alive (rochesterfirst.com)
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