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Law and Order: Scribbling on picnic table at Williams Park leads to arrest

By Howard B. Owens

John F. Brown, 56, of Woodcrest Drive, Batavia, is charged with criminal tampering, 3rd. Brown allegedly used a pen to scribble on a picnic table at Williams Park at 8:13 a.m., Saturday.

Alton G. Williams, 38, of Bacon Street, Le Roy, was arrested on a warrant for alleged failure to appear. Williams is accused of failing to pay a fine. He posted an unspecified amount of bail and was released.

Andrew J. Leaton, 30, of Walkers Corner Road, Byron, is charged with DWI/Drugs. Leaton was stopped at 1:18 a.m. April 23 on West Main Street Road, Batavia, by Officer Christopher Lindsday.

Joshua Daniel Barber, 21, of North Road, Fillmore, is charged with unlawful fleeing a police officer, 3rd. Barber was allegedly involved in a brief police pursuit on State Street at 5:10 p.m., Saturday.

Joseph W. Gottstine, 26, Elmwood Avenue, Buffalo, is charged with unlawful imprisonment, 2nd, and harassment, 2nd. Gottstine was arrested on a warrant stemming from an alleged incident at 6:34 a.m., July 19. He was jailed on $2,000 bail.

Dawn M. Morford, 54, of Weber Avenue, Oakfield, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, 7th. Morford was arrested on a warrant while at the Genesee County courts facility.

Joshua K. Williams, 24, of Ross Street, Batavia, is charged with criminal mischief, 4th, criminal possession of a weapon, 3rd, and menacing, 2nd. A warrant was issued for Williams on the listed charges stemming from an alleged incident at 2:15 a.m., July 31. Williams turned himself in. Williams allegedly threw a glass bottle at the windshield of a vehicle during an altercation, damaging the windshield. He was released under supervision of Genesee Justice.

David Nicholas Greco Sr., 65, of Merrill Road, Byron, is charged with criminal mischief, 4th, and harassment, 2nd. Greco allegedly pushed a woman and used a hatchet to break out the window of the woman's car. An order of protection was issued.

jeff saquella

are you kidding me? scribbling on a park bench...that has to be a first must have been a slow day for the bpd that day

Aug 10, 2015, 9:51am Permalink
Kyle Couchman

I gotta agree with Jason on this.....People ranted to high heaven (pun intended) about the fight in the park after the Care A Van event. Some demanding that Care A Van be stopped from doing such events.

Now we see the results of focused policing on the parks and people call it petty. I'm sorry but you can't have it both ways.

Aug 10, 2015, 11:59am Permalink
Ed Hartgrove

Raymond - If your 2nd comment is a suggestion that your 1st comment was meant as sarcasm, then, by all means, add me to the list of people who "must have missed sarcasm 101".

Of course, it is POSSIBLE that you meant it that way. Only you would know. But, if that were the case, then I'd suggest that you either failed the course, or are in great need of refresher lessons.

Aug 10, 2015, 9:52pm Permalink
Kyle Couchman

Yep Ed, Most people would have made note that the comment they made was sarcastic in nature, especially in light of the first post.

Well Raymond here is your first refresher.... (sarcasm)
http://basicinstructions.net/basic-instructions/2010/3/14/how-to-use-th…

Also for text based communication these are the common forms of notation of sarcasm:

LOLZ : Laugh out loud with sarcasm
<_< : Sarcasm, look left
(!) : Sarcasm
;/ :Sarcasm
SNH : Sarcasm noted here
/S Sarcasm

So there is your lesson for today Ray.... LOLZ

Aug 11, 2015, 5:38am Permalink
Kyle Couchman

Oops cant edit

<_< Was sarcasmm look left

:/ Was another

(!) Was third

SNH Was sarcasm noted here

Aug 11, 2015, 5:41am Permalink

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