Sheriff’s Office blotter includes disturbance, ejections from Akron Falls Park
Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents in Akron and Newstead as called into the Erie County Sheriff’s Office from June 7 to June 13, 2020.
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DWI arrest made in Town of Newstead after near collision with Deputy
In a statement Monday morning, Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard reported the arrest of 30-year-old Niagara Falls woman for DWI-Drugs on June 13 at approximately 11:09 p.m. in the Town of Newstead.
Read moreTown of Newstead working on plan to distribute masks
Town of Newstead Supervisor David Cummings told Town Board members Monday night that Newstead will receive a share of the one million masks Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz recently obtained.
Read moreTown of Newstead Highway resumes full work schedule under COVID-19 guidelines
The weekly COVID-19 Akron/Newstead Public Safety Team reports to Town of Newstead and Village of Akron Emergency Services Coordinator Dan Kowalik announced the Town of Newstead’s highway department return to a full-time work schedule on Monday, April 27. The department is working 4 ten-hour days (Monday through Thursday). Daily temperature monitoring and other COVID-19 protocols are in place.
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Akron Police officers conducted a number of vehicle patrols March 30 through April 12, 2020. Some of the calls to which they responded follow:
Read moreResidents break social distancing guidelines to question COVID-19 protocols
Area fire companies are facing resident concerns over first responders wearing masks to calls. Some residents are breaching the social distancing guidelines at emergency scenes to express their apprehension and fear over the meaning of the safety precautions in place, jeopardizing their safety and the safety of first responders.
Read moreAkron Fire Company to give Easter Bunny a lift
Akron Fire Company has organized a special ride for the Easter Bunny. They will have a full company parade through the Village of Akron with most of their apparatus on Easter Sunday beginning at 12:00 noon. The company is NOT handing out candy. They ask that you stay on your porches or in your yards and please make sure you are practicing social distancing when you see the parade. Chief Chuck Haist is the officer in charge of the detail and he encourages everyone to waive at the Easter Bunny! Akron Fire Company members look forward to seeing everyone. and Thank
Read moreMcGuire Group Facilities Donating N95 Respirator Masks to First Responders
The McGuire Group, operator of Western New York’s leading skilled nursing facilities, is donating 1,000 N95 respirator masks to area first responders. The Western New York health care provider has been actively procuring personal protective equipment for its employees and has procured an additional 1,000 N95 masks for WNY’s first responders.
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Akron Police officers conducted a number of foot and vehicle patrols March 16 through March 29, 2020. Some of the calls to which they responded follow:
Read moreSheriff’s Office blotter includes fireworks, disturbance
Below is a sampling of the noteworthy incidents in Akron and Newstead as called into the Erie County Sheriff’s Office from March 22 to March 28, 2020.
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