Home Invasion In Bath Sunday Night

Three Elmira residents are accused of doing a home break in, in Bath last night.  Bath Police Chief Colin Taft says the break-in was on West William Street, the three suspects are accused of demanding money and threatening violence against the victim’s child.   According to Chief Taft, the break-in quickly came to an end when Bath Police showed up.  The three suspects all made a run for it, two of them were caught on Cruger Street, the other was picked up 20 minutes later by Steuben County Sheriff’s Deputies on West Washington Street.  That suspect was 14 years old and from Elmira.  The other two suspects are 18 year old Kanye Rouse and 21 year old Aniston Wheeler.  Rouse and Wheeler are charged with 2^nd degree burglary and endangering the welfare of a child, the 14 year old was charged with 2^nd degree burglary.  Rouse and Wheeler are being held until arraignment, the 14 year old was released to their parent’s custody.  

 

NYSEG: What Towns Were Hit The Worst

New York State Electric and Gas have been reporting several hundred power outages in Steuben County today, because of the overnight storm and yesterday’s storm too.  The towns hit the worst, were Wayne, Corning, Pultney and Thurston.  

 

Jasper-Troupsburg Students To Keep Using Greenwood 

Because of the August 18^th 2021 flood damage at JT Central, Jasper-Troupsburg students will be once again using the Greenwood School Building this fall.   That's according to Steuben County Sheriff Jim Allard who also says, the Greenwood School which used to be used for law enforcement to do training for active school shooters, is no longer used for training.  So where do deputies, troopers and police officers go now for active school shooter training?  Sheriff Allard says the newly closed down Bryant School in Hornell, is the facility currently used for active shooter training. 

 

Covid Update In Steuben County

There are 160 new covid cases since last week, that’s according to Steuben County Public Health.