Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on January 24, 2024
Two people are now facing charges after leading police on a chase through multiple communities. Officers were called to look into a shoplifting report at the Dollar Tree on Spencerport Road in Gates yesterday, and while heading to the scene, a police sergeant saw the suspects leaving the area in a vehicle. He tried to pull them over, but they did not stop, triggering a pursuit through Gates that ended with a crash in Rochester. Both men were taken into custody and no one was hurt during the chase.
The Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced that 28-year-old James Q. Carollo of Crosby, Texas was sentenced in State Supreme Court to 12 years in prison followed by 20 years of post-release supervision and he will be required to register as a sex offender upon his release. Between July 2020 and about September 2020, Carollo forcibly engaged in sexual intercourse with a child who was less than 14 years old. According to Orchard Park police, Carollo was the live-in boyfriend of the child’s mother. Carollo was arrested on the indictment warrant in Houston, Texas in July and was returned to Western New York to face prosecution after he waived extradition.
ARC GLOW has announced its 48th annual golf and bocce tournament for this summer and it has a new name. The GLOW Abili-TEES Golf and Bocce Tournament at Terry Hills Golf Course will be held on July 15th. The name was chosen in a staff naming contest. It’s 135 dollars to play in the golf tournament and 60 to play in the bocce tournament.
The Town of Bethany is holding a public hearing for residents to come to the town hall and discuss the construction of water district 5. Specific discussion will be relative to the proposed Water District No. 5, which will include a total of approximately 154,000 linear feet of 8-inch water main. The water main will be installed along portions of Ellicott Street Road, Bethany Center Road, Broadway Road, Brown Road, Cackner Road, Clapsaddle Road, East Road, East Bethany-LeRoy Road, Francis Road, Fargo Road, Jerico Road, Little Canada Road, Marsh Road, Mayne Road, McLennon Road, Sweetland Road, Silver Road, Paradise Road, and Paul Road. Portions of the project will be installed in the Town of Batavia, as that will be the primary water supply for the project. The hearing is February 7th at 7pm.
Getting from Buffalo to a popular southern destination is now going to be cheaper thanks to Frontier Airlines. The discount carrier is offering direct flights to Charlotte, North Carolina for as little as 19-dollars. It is part of the company’s “Get It All For Less” campaign, and travelers who want to take part must book their trip in the next few days. To find out more information, head to flyfrontier.com.
