Tuesday News Brief

19-year-old Diantha Danisha Diarha Quandt (Batavia Stafford Townline Road, #D202) of Batavia has been arrested. Following an investigation by law enforcement, she was charged with assault. Quandt was arraigned in Genesee County CAP Court and held on bail. She is due in Batavia Town Court on October 24th.

 

 

Batavia City firefighters will be flow-testing fire hydrants on Thursday, October 5 from approximately 9:00am until 3:00pm. This will affect the entire city. Homes and businesses near the hydrants being tested will be affected by water discoloration. As is always the case, please do not attempt to wash any clothing if your water appears discolored. If you do experience a discoloration, run cold water for about 5 minutes or until it’s clear.

 

The missing little girl in Saratoga County has been found safe. 9-year-old Charlotte Sena was kidnapped Saturday while camping at Moreau State Park while out riding her bike. A ransom note was dropped off in the mailbox at the Sena’s home and a fingerprint on the note led police to a trailer home where 47-year-old Craig Ross Jr. was holding Charlotte. Police say she was unharmed and was taken to the hospital for evaluation and then reunited with her family. State Police have not determined any connections between Ross and the family, but said he lived within two miles of Charlotte’s family home.

 

 

 

Jurors in the Kelvin Vickers trial have heard a second day of testimony about the ambush that left Rochester police officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz dead. They also had the opportunity yesterday to see body camera footage of Vickers being taken into custody after he allegedly gunned down Mazurkiewicz and shot his partner. Vickers was found in the crawl space of a home near the crime scene. His trial is scheduled to resume today.

 

A federal judge has issued a ruling that will affect family members of the people who were killed and injured during a mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket. The judge said yesterday that relatives cannot have access to information that’s been uncovered in the federal case against Payton Gendron as they try and build civil lawsuits against him. Gendron has admitted to opening fire at the Jefferson Avenue Tops last year, leaving 10 dead. He’ll be spending the rest of his life in prison.

 

As reported by Tom Tharp this morning: Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a law that will expand the ‘Move Over’ legislation to apply to all vehicles stopped on the side of the road. Previous law mandated that drivers safely slow down and move over only when passing emergency vehicles or tow trucks that had stopped on the shoulder. While the new law requires cars to move over, a Triple A spokesman says that the safest place to wait for help during a roadside breakdown is inside your vehicle with seatbelt fastened. The new law goes into effect March 30, 2024.

 

New York State Public Service Commission is warning Empire State residents about an ongoing scam. Officials say scammers have been making phone calls to utility customers and claiming to be members of the agency. The scammers tell people a utility company has overcharged them before asking for bank account or credit card numbers so they can be reimbursed for the supposed overcharge. Anyone who gets a call like this shouldn’t give out personal information before hanging up.

 

A Buffalo teenager has pleaded guilty to having a ghost gun inside of a school earlier this year. Prosecutors say the 17-year-old had the weapon inside of a backpack when he entered Academy School 131 back in April. A school security officer spotted the handgun while searching the backpack as the boy was walking through a weapon detection system. The teen is being held without bail and will be sentenced in November.

 

 

The Buffalo Bills say star cornerback Tre’Davious White is going to be out for the rest of the season. White suffered a torn Achilles tendon in his team’s 48 to 20 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Highmark. The 28-year-old tallied nine tackles and one interception through four games this season, and played in just six games last year. The Bills will be in London Sunday to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars.

 

ELSEWHERE…

 

A 104-year-old Chicago woman is making history after setting a world record for the oldest person to skydive. Dorothy Hoffner set the record over the weekend after landing on the ground at Skydive Chicago Airport. The centenarian was born and raised in Chicago and this experience wasn’t new to her. She made her first skydive at 100 years of age.

 

 

 

 

Toys R Us is slated to open some 24 new brick-and-mortar shops as soon as early next year. Parent company WHP Global announced its new “Air, Land and Sea” expansion for the stores, which will include some two-dozen traditional flagship shops in major cities. In addition, the company also plans to kick off holiday launches at airports and on cruise ships, with the first of those venues slated for Dallas/Fort Worth Airport this November. The once-troubled company opened a massive outpost at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall in 2021 following its 2017 bankruptcy.

 

The United Auto Workers strike has cost the U.S. economy nearly $4 billion. A new study from the Anderson Economic Group came up with the figure, and cites lost wages for workers and more than a billion dollars in manufacturing declines at GM, Ford and Stellantis.

 

Today is Tuesday, October 3rd, the 276th day of the year.

October 3 in history…

 

…In 1913, the Federal Income Tax was signed into law. This is not the first time United States residents were taxed: Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act of 1861, which imposed the first federal income tax. This was prompted by financial requirements of the Civil War. At first, Congress placed a flat 3% tax on all annual incomes over $800 and later modified this principle to include a graduated tax. Congress repealed the income tax in 1872, until today in history, when Uncle Sam once again started reaching into our pockets.

 

…In 1936, college football player and coach John William Heisman died at the age of 66. The Heisman Trophy is named in his honor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1954, “Father Knows Best” debuted on CBS. The show starred Robert Young.

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1955, “The Mickey Mouse Club” premiered on ABC.

 

 

 

 

…In 1960, “The Andy Griffith Show” debuted on CBS.

 

 

 

 

…In 1961, “The Dick Van Dyke Show” debuted on CBS. The classic sitcom sparked the career of comedienne Mary Tyler Moore.

 

 

 

…In 2003, Roy Horn, one half of the famous Las Vegas tiger-taming duo Siegfried and Roy was attacked by a white tiger during a performance at the Mirage Hotel and Casino. The attack took place on Roy’s 59th birthday. The illusionist had to undergo surgery at a local hospital after suffering massive bleeding from the attack.

 

 

…In 2008, after hours of deliberation, a Las Vegas jury returned with a guilty verdict against O.J. Simpson in the former football star’s kidnapping and armed robbery trial. Simpson stood trial for robbing two sports memorabilia dealers at the Palace Station hotel in September 2007.

 

 

…In 2011, Seattle student Amanda Knox was freed from a jail in Italy after an Italian jury overturned her conviction for the 2007 murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher. Knox had spent four years behind bars.