Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on June 20, 2023
Batavia Police are looking for information about a suspect who broke into cars during the Muckdogs game on Monday night at Dwyer Stadium. The suspect stole wallets and used credit cards at local businesses. The person of interest in the investigation was caught on security cameras at those businesses. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Austin Davis at (585)345-6350, or the Batavia Police Department’s confidential tip line at (585)345-6370.
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary investigation report on two deadly plane crashes that occurred in Western New York. The first crash was on May 28th. According to witnesses a Luce Buttercup aircraft began shedding parts and then the wings fell off before it crashed into a field near Lyndonville. 70-year-old Earl J. Luce Jr of Brockport and 72-year-old Morris Wortman of Rochester were killed in the crash. The second was on June 6th near Jamestown. A Cirrus SR22t on an instructional flight went down after an attempted landing where it failed to land and then deployed its parachute at about 200 feet and then crashed into some woods and caught fire. 52-year-old Roger Jay Ryall of Toronto, Canada and 52-year-old David J Hughes of British Columbia were killed. The NTSB has not released any information on a crash on June 11th near Porter.
Police have identified the man shot and killed in a Charlotte neighborhood Monday afternoon. Officers said they responded to the area of Lake Avenue and Burley Road around 12:15 p.m., for the report of a despondent man walking around threatening to hurt his children’s mother. Shortly after, more calls came in for a fight on Harding Road, with a person shot there. Once at the scene, police said they found Dante Edwards-Morrison, 30, who was shot once and pronounced dead at the scene. Officers detained one person at the scene who was in possession of a legally-registered handgun. Investigators determined Edwards-Morrison walked to the address on Harding Road and confronted his children’s mothers and others. An argument followed, during which he was fatally shot. Police said no charges have been filed against the person detained at the scene, as the investigation continues.
Join Wilmot Cancer Institute at our Survivors Night to celebrate cancer survivorship on Saturday, June 24, at 6:35 p.m. (game time) at Dwyer Stadium, 299 Bank St., Batavia. The event will feature the Batavia Muckdogs playing against Elmira Pioneers, fireworks and a ceremony honoring cancer survivors. Survivors receive 1 free game ticket (each additional ticket $10). Call the Muckdogs Box Office to purchase at 585-524-2260. Must be purchased prior to game day. Cancer survivors are invited to arrive by 6 p.m. to join in the on-field celebration.
The Buffalo Sabres announced Tuesday afternoon that they’ve reached an agreement with forward and alternate captain Zemgus Girgensons. The deal is valued at $2.5 million dollars. Girgensons was set to become an unrestricted free agent but has struck a deal with Buffalo that will keep in Western New York for the 2023-2024 season. Girgensons is the longest tenured player on the Sabres roster. And in the 2022-2023 season he amassed 18 points while playing a vital role in the line primarily composed of himself, captain Kyle Okposo and Peyton Krebs. That would not be the only move the Sabres made today. As forward Lukas Rousek and the team agreed to a two-year deal worth an AAV of $775,000.
The Batavia Muckdogs battled the Newark Pilots Monday night at Dwyer Stadium. They came back from a 3 run deficit to win 6-5. At 8-5, the Muckdogs are in third place in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League’s Western Division, a half-game behind Niagara and Elmira. The next home game is June 22 against Jamestown.
