Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on February 9, 2023
A man accused of plotting to kill a Monroe County Family Court judge was sentenced Thursday. Dimitri Cash, who’s already serving time for arranging the kidnapping of his children from their foster home, was sentenced to 8-25 years in prison. Cash was convicted in December of conspiring with others to murder Judge Stacey Romeo because he was upset with her rulings in his custody case. Cash defended himself in court, arguing his actions were not a crime because Romeo is still alive. Prosecutors said the murder plans went as far as staking out the judge’s home and neighborhood, monitoring her daily routine and doing online research about her life. Cash’s sentence will run consecutively to his sentence of 115 years to life for his separate case involving kidnapping and robbery charges.
In an effort to combat fraud NY is rolling out new inspection stickers. The new stickers will come in blank rolls that will then have the inspection and vehicle information printed as needed instead of having preprinted stickers that were a target of theft. Shop owners had to lock the old ones away for fear that they would be stolen and used as all that needed to be done was write on it and pop out the month tab. Now they will come with QR codes and specific info that will be scannable by the police. Right now, about 60 to 70 auto service centers in the state have the new equipment, while more printers are expected to be rolled out in the second quarter of 2023.
In anticipation of the many gatherings for Super Bowl weekend, local law enforcement agencies will once again be participating in a STOP-DWI campaign. Starting tomorrow and through Monday, they will be coordinating efforts across the state to reduce the number of impaired, driving-related injuries and deaths. If you see anyone driving erratically over the weekend or anytime, please call 9-1-1 immediately.
Go Art is holding a fundraiser for the Peruvian Outreach Project that helps orphaned children in Peru. There will be a dinner and basket raffle fundraiser to help with expenses for outreach efforts. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and dinner is at 7 p.m. on March 25. Organizer Kathy Houlihan hopes to have at least 20 baskets for the event, and winning tickets will be drawn at 8:30 p.m. Peruvian dishes will be served and there will be a cash bar and door prizes. Presale tickets are 30 dollars and can be purchased online with venmo or paypal or by mail.
David M McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena has a new name for the zamboni machine. The pepsi sponsored ice cleaning and shaping machine is called Skully McPepsi. The Zamboni’s facelift is a product of Pepsi Upstate New York Market business manager and Batavian Tom Fluker’s initial idea of an imposing skull in a hockey setting, the artistry of Janette Biehler of Beals Graphic Design of Rochester and the precision “wrapping” by Guy Laesser’s Unitech Application of Le Roy. The Zamboni now sports space age colors of purple and blue, punctuated by lightning and the logos of Pepsi Zero, Gatorade, McCarthy Ice Arena, Batavia Notre Dame United and Ramparts youth hockey.
It is too warm out for a good snowball fight. So the worlds largest snowball fight has been canceled. The Pirate Toy Fund was organizing an attempt to beat the Guinness World Record on February 18th in Chili at the Archer Rd Field. With temperatures expected to be in the 60s at times next week there isn’t enough snow. Organizers hope to host and beat the record next year.
