Weekend News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on July 29, 2023
And we have a winner! After many people stopped by the Batavian’s booth at the Genesee County fair and 5 days of people making eagle drawings for the contest, 14 year old Colton Smith from West Virginia was chosen as drawing the best eagle. Thursday evening Batavian publisher Howard Owens presented a white polished Harley Benton Big Tone Trem guitar with gold-colored hardware to the teen. Owens says he hopes one day to see Smith rocking out on a stage sometime in the future.
Police are asking for help finding Lily Rodriguez, 25, last seen Monday around noon in the city of Rochester. She was wearing black yoga pants and carrying a white leather backpack. Rodriguez is 5’5″ and 160 lbs. She has brown hair with green streaks in the front. She also has her nose pierced on both sides and the word “ROTTEN” tattooed on her left jawline. Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
The man charged with allegedly killing Rochester police officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz last year appeared in court Friday morning, in a room full of local law enforcement officers. Kelvin Vickers, an alleged hitman who was brought in from out of state to help in a gang war, along with two other defendants, is also charged in the shooting deaths of two men in a triple shooting on North Clinton Avenue, just a day before Mazurkiewicz was shot and killed while doing surveillance on Bauman Street. His partner, Sino Seng, and a 15 year old girl who was in a nearby home, were also injured. Vickers’ co-defendants, Deadrick Fulwiley and Raheim Robinson, are not being charged in the killing of Mazurkiewicz, but they’re both charged with multiple felonies, including murder, in the North Clinton triple shooting. The attorneys for all three defendants have asked the judge to not consolidate the cases. A decision will be made next week. Vickers’ trial is set for September 18.
Buffalo police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred on the 1400 block of Kensington Avenue Friday morning. Police said around 12:30 a.m. two women were shot while inside a vehicle and they were both transported to ECMC. One victim, a 23-year-old woman, was later pronounced dead at ECMC. The second victim, a 20-year-old woman, was described as stable.
The Muckdogs split a double header against the Newark Pilots on Thursday night. The first game went 2 and 0 for the Batavia team but the second was lost 4 to 2. The opening round of playoffs for the Muckdogs is Sunday at 4:05. The Muckdogs are currently second in the league with 26 wins and 16 losses. First are the Elmira Pioneers with 27 wins and 16 losses.
