Bath Man Is Accused Of Attempted 1st Degree Rape 

Bath Village Police arrested Douglas Cook Jr, 29, of Bath, who charged with attempted 1^st degree rape.  Bath Village Police Chief Colin Taft says, Cook was charged after allegedly meeting with a girl who he believed was under the age of 13, for sex.  

 

Possibility Of Full Time Fire Depts For Jasper, Addison, Etc

What to do about the decreasing number of people going to work for volunteer ambulance and fire departments?  The question has been asked: what can Steuben County do to keep providing fire and ambulance services for Addison, Jasper, South Canisteo and other areas in the southern part of Steuben County, with the decline in enrollment of volunteers?  Steuben County Manager Jack Wheeler says, starting up paid fire dept's in these towns, is not definite yet, but it's a possibility and is being discussed.  "So it's yet to be determined, but there needs to be, more paid EMT's brought in to the system," Wheeler told WVIN.  "With volunteerism dropping, essentially, the only the option to improve coverage, is to have more paid EMTs and paramedics within the county."  

 

Will There Be A Roundabout In Hornell? 

There will be a public hearing on the evening of July 26, at Hornell High School. At this event, Tuesday July 26, 6pm-8pm, the Department of Transportation will be talking about proposed changes to Route 36 between Hornell and Arkport.  In February of this year, a source told Wlea that there was talk about plans for a possible roundabout in front of Simmons-Rockwell on Route 36.  

 

Campbell Man Charged After Domestic Dispute Complaint

State Troopers report that Gage Heffner 28, Town of Campbell has been charged with 2^nd degree menacing with a weapon, 1^st degree criminal contempt and aggravated family offense.  That’s after an alleged domestic dispute in Campbell.

 

State Police Accident Report For July 14, 2022 

Bath State Police report there was a two vehicle accident on I-86 in Bath, yesterday afternoon in the 3:00 hour.  The drivers were from the Livington County Town of Dalton, and Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  No injuries were reported and there were no charges filed.

 

A Chase In Chemung County

Nicholas Ingersoll, 26, of Beaver Dams is charged with 2^nd degree assault, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon against a police officer, 1^st degree reckless endangerment, 2^nd degree criminal mischief, 4^th degree criminal mischief.  Iingersoll is also accused of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and trying to escape a police officer.  This chase is said to have happened in the Chemung county town of Caitlin.