Afternoon News Brief

One person was killed and roughly 30 people were displaced by a Monday night fire at a senior apartment building in Jamestown.  Around 7:30 Monday night, smoke was seen pouring out of the balcony of a seventh-floor Jamestown Housing Authority apartment.  The occupant of the apartment the fire started in was the individual killed in the fire.  Jamestown Fire Chief Keith Olson said the cause was determined to be something left on the stove unattended catching on fire.  The victim was a man in his 60s. No one else was injured.  A local church is hosting those who are waiting to return to their apartments.

The City of Batavia Police Department is asking the public for help with any video or images of the altercation that lead to Sgt Sanfratello’s death in Batavia Downs on Sunday morning.  They are asking that anyone with video or pictures of the events of that morning to provide it to the police department by following the link scanning a qr code at wbtai.com.  Anyone with questions regarding this process can contact Detective Eric Hill at 585-345-6373. They thank the public in advance.

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A construction worker doing work on a building on North Main Street in Rochester had to be rescued by firefighters after the floor gave way. He was working a forklift in a building under renovation when the floor collapsed under him and both he and the lift went down.  Firefighters brought him up and he was taken to the hospital.  His injuries are considered non life threatening. 

ESL Credit Union has filed several complaints against the non profit that was accused of mismanaging taxpayer dollars.  The Community Resource Collaborative allegedly has several accounts which are overdrawn, a credit card that is over the limit and continues to accrue interest and several loans that are not being paid down.  The money outlined amounts to more than $180,000.  Monroe County is currently conducting a forensic audit of the CRC through independent auditors. No timeline has been given on when the audit will be complete and legislators are still waiting for answers.

The Dolphins agreed to a one-year deal with former Bills safety Jordan Poyer, who will join his AFC East rival after seven seasons in Buffalo, according to a person familiar with the negotiations.  Poyer played 16 games for the Bills last season, with 100 tackles, four passes deflected and a sack. Poyer signed with the Bills as a free agent in March 2017 after a stint with the Browns, and he became one of the pieces that solidified Buffalo’s secondary. He was a first-team All-Pro in 2021 with 93 tackles, three sacks and five interceptions. He was selected to the Pro Bowl a year later.  Buffalo released Poyer last week in a cost-cutting move. He had signed a two-year extension with the team last offseason.

The Bills made another move to clear up some cap room for the 2024 NFL season.  The team restructured Josh Allen’s contract, adding $16.7 million to the salary cap, according to NFL insider Field Yates.  Allen, who is under contract through the 2028 season, would have accounted for a $47 million cap hit without the restructuring.  Buffalo also renegotiated Von Miller’s contract, freeing up over $8 million. The team was set to be more than $40 million over the salary cap as of last week.  Allen who is 27, finished fifth in MVP voting last season and is entering his seventh season.