Meth Is Apparently On The Increase In The County

This morning in Hornell, the Hornell Police Chief Ted Murray said there has been an increase in mental health incidents, "90 percent of which are caused by meth amphetamines," Murray stated today.   The Hornell Police Chief also noted that there are times when it takes up to six doses of Narcan to reverse the effects of an overdose from Meth, and that often the overdose victim becomes outraged at the person who saved them.  Bath Village Police Chief Colin Taft tells WVIN he is seeing a similar situation over here in Bath.  "I would agree with Chief Murray that there are a lot of problems with mental health," Taft said this morning.  "The people that come to, when we provide Narcan to them, and after many doses, they become very angry that their high was ruined, that is a constant problem.  People that are abusing drugs, more than ever, we have a lot of calls - especially with meth amphetamine use and mental illness," 

 

A Very, Very, Very High Speed Chase In Allegany County

Over in Allegany County, Alfred Police report that a 20 year old male from West Henrietta is facing numerous charges after allegedly driving over 100 miles an hour on Route 244 and speeding past cars in no passing zones.  

 

Langworthy, Gillibrand, The Hostages And October 7

On the topic of the hostages, Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy says quote “More than 250 hostages were taken, including American citizens. There are still 5 Americans who are believed to be alive, fighting to hang on with only the hope that their government is doing everything it can to bring them home.”   Also, Democrat US Sennator Gillibrand  met with a New York City family whose son was killed on October 7.  "Yesterday I met with Ruby Chen," Gillibrand told WVIN.  "Ruby's son was killed on October 7.  At first the family didn't know what happened to their son and they thought he was a hostage, so they have been involved in all of the hostage negotiations, and they want their son Itay's body returned.  I talked with Ruby yesterday and he is hopeful that these recent negotiations could work out," Gillibrand said.  

 

Troopers: There Is A Lot Of Distracted Driving 

State Police for our region, (Bath and the surrounding area are considered to be part of Troop E Canandaigua), and Troopers in Troop E are reporting they recently made a lot of arrests for distracted driving.  Troopers say that 104 tickets were issued to texting drivers, and there were almost 40 other tickets issued for other distracted driving issues.