Scott DeSmit

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Staff Reporter at Batavia Daily News

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'I was in utter shock': Eyewitness describes ICE arrests in Albion

1 week ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

ALBION — Steve was still in bed, scrolling through emails on his phone when his wife came into the bedroom. "She said guys in masks just pulled over a migrant bus,'" Steve, who didn't want his name used, said. "I said this is nuts! This is an ICE raid."kAmxE H2D f E96 >@C?:?8 @7 |2J a 2?5 DFC6 6?@F89[ 2 >:8C2?E 3FD 925 366? DE@AA65 :? 7C@?E @7 $E6G6VD 9@FD6 @? }@CE9 |2:? $EC66E] &?>2C<65 G2?D 2?5 @77:46CD :?
Identities released in double-fatal chase and crash

1 week ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

WARSAW — The names of those involved in a double-fatal crash on Route 20A after a high-speed chase with police Friday have been released. All three are from Erie County. kAm(J@>:?8 r@F?EJ D96C:77VD 56AFE:6D D2:5 E96 492D6 3682? 2E gia_ 2]>] H96? 2 G:==286 @7 (2CD2H A@=:46 @77:46C 2EE6>AE65 E@ DE@A 2 q=F6 q|( E92E H2D EC2G6=:?8 H6DE @? #@FE6 a_p :? E96 G:==286] %H@ >:?FE6D =2E6C 6>6C86?4J 5:DA2E496CD C646:G65 2 C6A@CE 7C@> E96 @77:46C E92E E96 q|( 2?5 2?@E96C 42C 925 4C2D965 ;FDE @G6C E96 E@H? =:?6 :?
Identities released in double-fatal chase and crash

1 week ago | thelcn.com | Scott DeSmit

WARSAW — The names of those involved in a double-fatal crash on Route 20A after a high-speed chase with police Friday have been released. All three are from Erie County. kAm(J@>:?8 r@F?EJ D96C:77’D 56AFE:6D D2:5 E96 492D6 3682? 2E gia_ 2]>] H96? 2 G:==286 @7 (2CD2H A@=:46 @77:46C 2EE6>AE65 E@ DE@A 2 q=F6 q|( E92E H2D EC2G6=:?8 H6DE @? #@FE6 a_p :? E96 G:==286] %H@ >:?FE6D =2E6C 6>6C86?4J 5:DA2E496CD C646:G65 2 C6A@CE 7C@> E96 @77:46C E92E E96 q|( 2?5 2?@E96C 42C 925 4C2D965 ;FDE @G6C E96 E@H? =:?6 :?
Two dead in head-on crash as vehicle flees police in Warsaw

2 weeks ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

WARSAW — Two people were killed in a fiery head-on crash after one of the cars fled from police at a high speed early Friday morning, Wyoming County sheriff's deputies said. Both the driver of the fleeing car and a passenger in the other car were killed. kAm%96 4C2D9 92AA6?65 @? #@FE6 a_p 2E E96 E@H? 3@C56C H:E9 ~C2?86G:==6]k^AmkAm':==286 @7 (2CD2H A@=:46 2EE6>AE65 2 EC277:4 DE@A 2E gia` 2]>] :?
Two dead in head-on crash as vehicle flees police in Warsaw

2 weeks ago | thelcn.com | Scott DeSmit

ORANGEVILLE — Two people were killed in a fiery head-on crash after one of the cars fled from police at a high speed early Friday morning, Wyoming County sheriff’s deputies said. Both the driver of the fleeing car and a passenger in the other car were killed. kAm%96 4C2D9 92AA6?65 @? #@FE6 a_p 2E E96 E@H? 3@C56C H:E9 ~C2?86G:==6]k^AmkAm':==286 @7 (2CD2H A@=:46 2EE6>AE65 2 EC277:4 DE@A 2E gia` 2]>] :?
2 Erie County men charged in 15 burglaries

2 weeks ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

An extensive state police investigation into a series of burglaries, including burglaries in Medina and Middleport, resulted in the arrest of two Erie County men. Michael E. Tomaka, 39, of Buffalo and Cody M. Canterbury, 27, of Derby are responsible for at least 15 burglaries throughout Western New York, troopers said. kAm%96 :?G6DE:82E:@? 3682? u63] `a H96? DE2E6 A@=:46 @FE @7 {@4<A@CE C646:G65 2 C6A@CE @7 2 3FC8=2CJ 2E |28:4 |:DE r2C (2D9 @?
Three face drug charges after Thruway traffic stop

3 weeks ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

BATAVIA — Three people face felony drug charges after a traffic stop on the state Thruway, including a Batavia woman arrested just two days earlier under similar circumstances. Genesee County sheriff's deputies followed the car on the Thruway April 15 after witnessing traffic violations. kAm%96 42C H2D DE@AA65 :? E96 H6DE3@F?5 =2?6D 2?5 D@@? 56AFE:6D DFDA64E65 E96 @44FA2?ED >2J 36 :?G@=G65 H:E9 5CF8D] p zh F?:E H2D 42==65 E@ E96 D46?6 2?5 zh q2EF H2D 23=6 E@ =@42E6 5CF8D :?
Sheriff: Medina woman bilked cancer charity for electronics

1 month ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

MEDINA — A Medina woman was charged with scamming a charity devoted to helping children with cancer, Orleans County Sheriff Christopher Bourke said. Lynn Horn, 38, was charged with criminal impersonation after an investigation revealed she allegedly submitted "multiple fraudulent" applications to Hopecam, a Virginia-based non-for-profit that provides tablets, webcams, Chromebooks and other supplies to children diagnosed with cancer. kAmx?G6DE:82E@CD D2:5 w@C? H2D 2EE6>AE:?8 E@ @3E2:?
Montreal man sentenced for scam targeting Arcade woman

1 month ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Scott DeSmit

BUFFALO — A Montreal man who defrauded elderly victims in a telephone scam, including an Arcade woman, was sentenced to three years in federal prison Friday in U.S. District Court. Mohamed Khaled Sakr, 31, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo also ordered Sakr to pay $262,500 restitution to 18 victims. kAmpDD:DE2?E &]$] pEE@C?6J p2C@?
Montreal man sentenced for scam targeting Arcade woman

1 month ago | thelcn.com | Scott DeSmit

BUFFALO — A Montreal man who defrauded elderly victims in a telephone scam, including an Arcade woman, was sentenced to three years in federal prison Friday in U.S. District Court. Mohamed Khaled Sakr, 31, was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo also ordered Sakr to pay $262,500 restitution to 18 victims. kAmpDD:DE2?E &]$] pEE@C?6J p2C@?