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Police Beat: Shower curtain allegedly used to block woman's breathing

By Howard B. Owens

John P. Wittkopp, 28, of 24 Columbia Ave., Batavia, is charged with harassment, 2nd, and strangulation, 2nd. Wittkopp turned himself in at police headquarters Monday following an investigation into an alleged incident on Sunday. Wittkopp is accused of striking a woman in the head and pinning her to the ground with a shower curtain, obstructing her breathing.

A 16-year-old of East Main Road, Le Roy, is charged with harassment, 2nd. The youth is accused of shoving another person during an argument.

Christina M. Maynard, 30, 501 Third Ave., Dayton, Ky., is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and failure to keep right. Maynard was stopped at 8 p.m., Tuesday, on Jefferson Avenue by Officer Matthew Fleming. Maynard was jailed on $2,500 bail.

Paul M. Paradise, 31, of 9 W. Main St., Waterloo, is charged with criminal contempt, 1st, and harassment, 2nd. Paradise is accused of sending numerous text messages to his estranged wife in violation of an order of protection.

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