Archive for July, 2009

High Speed Chase in Village of Arkport

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Lucas M. Towner, 18 of Arkport N.Y. Towner was arrested after leading Sheriff’s Deputies on a high speed chase through the Village of Arkport. Towner was charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer as well as reckless endangerment in the first degree as he nearly struck several pedestrians. Towner was further charged with 8 vehicle and traffic law violations. Towner was arraigned in Hornellsville Town Court by Judge Howard Plank and was remanded to the Steuben County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bail.

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Rochester Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Tax Charge

Local Law Firm Partner Failed To File NYS Income Tax Returns For Six Consecutive Years ALBANY, NY (07/27/2009)(readMedia)-- New York State Department of Taxation and Finance Acting Commissioner Jamie Woodward announced today that D. Scott Young, 49, a resident of Honeoye Falls and partner in the Rochester law firm of Ashcraft, Franklin & Young, LLP, pled guilty Friday to one misdemeanor count for failing to pay his personal income taxes for tax years 2002-2007. Young entered the plea before the Hon. Stephen T. Miller, Acting Monroe County Court Judge. Prior to the plea, Young had filed the delinquent returns and paid the Tax Department $41,484 in back taxes, interest and penalties. Young's delinquencies were discovered after the Tax Department's Special Investigations Unit in the Rochester District Office conducted a random phone book search of attorney listings, looking to identify lawyers and other professionals who neglected to file personal income tax returns. Commissioner Woodward said, "Tax cheats can be found among all professions, from blue collar workers to high-wage earners in the medical and legal fields. Regardless of how they cheat, these scofflaws force all other New Yorkers to shoulder a greater share of the tax burden, taxes that pay for essential services such as health care, education and transportation. The Department is committed to pursuing all tax cheats so that every New Yorker pays their fair share. "The Department offers programs such as the Voluntary Disclosure and Compliance Program to encourage delinquent taxpayers to become compliant without facing criminal prosecution or civil penalty. It is hoped that this case will encourage such taxpayers to come forward and satisfy their tax obligation. Commissioner Woodward thanked Monroe County District Attorney Michael C. Green for prosecuting this case

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23 Year Old Woman Charged With Rape

A 23 year old Livingston County woman accused of having sexual contact with a 15-year old boy has been charged with third-degree rape and third-degree criminal sexual act. The Springwater woman was arrested in connection with an investigation into allegations that she had sexual contact with the boy on three occassions in June and July. The woman was arraigned in North Dansville Town Court and sent to Livingston County Jail, with bail set at $5,000. She will appear in Springwater Town Court at a later date for further proceedings.

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Boat Operator Under Investigation

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office reports the following updated information in regards to the Drowning Investigation of Richard V. O’Dell, age 45, of Morrcrest Drive in the City of Corning, that was reported to the Sheriff’s Office on July 25, 2009. The Sheriff’s Office has met with the Steuben County District Attorney in regards to the current findings of the investigation and at this time is releasing the following information. The operator and owner of the vessel, a 1995 Caravelle 19 foot open cabin motorboat, at the time O’Dell entered the water on July 25, 2009 was Mark C. Squires, age 40, of Davenport Road in Big Flats. The passenger in the vessel at the time of the incident who entered the water in an effort to assist O’Dell was David W. Squires, age 36, of Demarest Parkway in Elmira. The preliminary autopsy report from the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office reports that O’Dell’s death is being attributed to an accidental drowning. The Criminal investigation into the death of O’Dell being conducted by the Sheriff’s Office is continuing and is pending the result of the toxicology report on Mark C. Squires.

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EDITORIAL: THE GREEN FUTURE IS HERE-SAY HELLO!

Canadice Construction would like to proudly announce the opening of Western NY's 1st off-grid cafe electrified solely by the sun and the wind! Teresa's Sunshine Cafe opened Saturday, June 6th at 6 am. Open daily except Mondays, 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM, weekends breakfast only. Electric Vehicle Recharging available!! Teresa's Sunshine Cafe 8148 S. Main St Springwater, NY 14560 (across the street from the fire hall) See you there! The preceding post can be found on Canadice , on-line www.canadice.org/ announcing the opening of the new wave of small business finding ways to be green and successful. With New York Sate and the Federal government using the stick to make us green, (see earlier post about increase in energy taxes), our area has a couple of business's looking for the carrot. A carrot with double green dividends. Besides, being Self Reliantly American and cutting costs by cutting the cord, these enterprises are the grass roots we need to lead us away from foreign oil and to a new depence on a harmony with nature. So please stop by and say hello, have a cup of coffee and welcome our future. Help save our earth with Cordless Lawn Mowers. SAVE BIG at GreenGardenTools.com

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