Bath Police: Wild Chase Last Night In Bath 

From Bath Village Police Chief Colin Taft: On 04/20/2023, at approximately 7 PM, officers with the Village of Bath Police Department responded to 3 E William St. apt 304, to conduct an investigation. While doing so, officers encountered Derrick A. Mack-Vasquez, age 29, hid between the toilet and a wall, and determined him to be inside the residence in the presence of the protected party of an active stay away order of
protection.  Mack- Vasquez was advised that he was under arrest and proceeded to resist officers' lawful orders as
they attempted to take him into custody, causing officers to have to physically assist him out of his hiding space.  While in custody, Mack-Vasquez suffered a medical event and was immediately released from custody and turned over to medical agencies for medical care.  On 04/20/2023 at approximately 9:45 PM, officers were notified that Mack-Vasquez had just fled Ira Davenport Emergency Room on foot, prior to being discharged, in an attempt to evade capture on his
pending felony charges. Mack-Vasquez was located a short time later, underneath brush in the woods, attempting to hide from law enforcement, and was taken into custody with assistance from NYSP and SCSO.
Mack-Vasquez was provided medical treatment and was then processed on one count of Criminal Contempt in the first degree, a Class E felony, and one count of Resisting Arrest, a Class A misdemeanor. Mack-Vasquez was transported to Steuben County Jail for CAP arraignment.  Mack-Vasquez has been arrested 8 times since July 2022 by Bath PD, including occasions of escaping arrest and assaulting a police officer

 

Accused Assistant Principal Is Returning To Work

The Hornell School Board put out a statement last night about former Hornell High School Assistant Principal Eli Marcus.  In June 2022, Marcus was charged with 10 counts of endangering the welfare of a child.  In February, Steuben County Judge Phil Roche dismissed the case against Marcus.  So in last night’s Hornell School Board statement, officials stated that with the criminal charges having been dismissed, and with Mr. Marcus also having been cleared by an independent investigator retained by the District, he will be returning to work within the Hornell City School District Central Office as a technology administrator, a position that is currently vacant. 

 

Western NY School Had A Lockout On Thursday

Over in Allegany County, the Bolivar-Richburg Central School District had a lockout yesterday, the school put out a statement saying that they had a report about the possibility of an attempt to remove a student from schools, by a person being described as a non-custodial party.  That person was reportedly known to the lawful guardian.  The Bolivar Richburg school district says they told troopers and Bolivar Police about this, and the school went into lockout mode.  The school officials also say, it turned out that there was no threat to their school system, but that in today’s world, with things as they are, the school has to take all such situations seriously.

 

Exams For Corrections Officers In Steuben County 

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department is now offering tests for candidates who want to become corrections officers.  Interested?  Send an email to: personel@steubencountyny.gov  Pay is just under $45,000 a year.