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SWIMMER DISAPPEARS IN LAKE ONTARIO WATERS NEAR IRONDEQUOIT BAY

The U. S. Coast Guard was called to an area of Lake Ontario about 200 yards from shore east of the boat launch around 5:45pm Wednesday. Witnesses said a 22-year old swimmer, who was not wearing a flotation vest, went down after jumping off a boat and never surfaced. Coast Guard officials are using side-scanning sonar to try to locate the missing man. No ID was immediately available.

TWO GRAVELY INJURED WHEN CAR HURTLES INTO AVON SENIOR APARTMENTS

Witnesses were flabbergasted to see a speeding car roar westbound down Routes 5 & 20 in the Village of Avon, go airborne as it plowed straight across the village circle park, and crash into the Avon On The Green Senior Living Facility with enough momentum to wind up completely inside a ground-floor apartment. The spectacular crash occurred around 7:40am Wednesday. One bystander estimated the car's velocity as it went airborne in the Park at "about 100 mph." The driver, 49 year old David Gunther was hospitalized in critical condition; an Avon Green resident, 82 year old James Buske, was buried under debris and burned from a ruptured hot water pipe. Police are still trying to discover what made the high-speed crash happen. Traffic was diverted from the mid-village park until early afternoon. Fifteen residents have been displaced from the facility with emergency housing being provided by the Red Cross.

PALMYRA MAN GETS 40 TO LIFE FOR DOUBLE SLAYING OF MOM AND TWEEN

John Brown, 36, of Palmyra was sentenced to 40 years to life for the double fatal stabbings of Helen Buchel, 31, and her 12 year old daughter Brittany Passilacqua. The killings happened during an argument at Buchel's Geneva apartment last November. Brown entered a voluntary plea of guilty, waiving his right to appeal.

MAN WANDERING IN TRAFFIC LANES OF I-590 IN IRONDEQUOIT HIT AND KILLED

Joshua Marone, 21, was struck and killed as he walked in the traffic lanes of I-590 northbound near Ridge Road East. The incident happened around 3am Monday, forcing the closure of the busy highway for hours as the police investigation proceeded. The driver, William Root, 67, told officers he couldn't avoid Marone in time. He will not be charged.

11-YEAR OLD STRUCK AND KILLED WHILE RIDING BICYCLE IN PALMYRA

Friends and family are struggling with the unimaginable loss of a child in tragic circumstances: 11 year old Max Yandow was struck and killed by a car as he rode his bike Sunday evening in Palmyra. The driver, one Nick McWhorter of Macedon, has not yet been charged - and investigators have ruled out alcohol or drug use as contributing causes.

BAR-OWNER HUSBAND AND WIFE THROWN IN BIKE CRASH ON LAKE ONTARIO STATE PARKWAY; WIFE LATER DIES AT HOSPITAL

Mark and Lucille Rabideau, owners of the popular Woodshed Tavern in Charlotte, were riding their motorcycle as part of a charity run on the Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece Sunday afternoon when Mark lost control. The bike crashed into a bridge abutment, ricocheting into a guardrail and going airborne. The riders were thrown as the bike crashed down onto the road surface, exploding into flames. Mark Rabideau suffered serious injuries and Lucille passed away from massive trauma Monday morning. Compounding the tragedy is the fact that the motorcycle fundraiser event was founded in memory of Mark's brother who died in a motorcycle crash seven years earlier. Police held a news conference blaming the incident on excessive speed and alcohol use; Rabideau will reportedly face multiple charges once he has recovered enough to face them.

LIVINGSTON MAN, WOMAN FACE D-W-I CHARGES UNDER "LEANDRA'S LAW" IN SEPARATE CASES

Livingston deputies pulled over Steven Krebbeks, 46, of Lima, for failure to dim his headlights...and suspected drunk driving. Sure enough: Steven allegedly blew a .15 BAC and was remanded to the Livingston lockup in lieu of bail, charged with violation of Leandra's Law since he had an 11-year old in the car with him. Similarly, 32 year old Sarah Courneen of Livonia was pulled over for speeding and was arrested with a reported BAC of .16. She was also charged with violation of Leandra's Law, DWI and traffic infractions and was jailed in lieu of bail.

AVON WOMAN FACES FELONY COUNTS AFTER ALLEGEDLY BRANDISHING WEAPON AT DEPUTY

Lisa Tucker, 45, of Avon, faces felony menacing of a police officer, meancing, two counts of illegal weapons possession and harassment after Livingston deputies responded to a domestic call at her home. She was allegedly holding the complainant at bay with a .357 Smith and Wesson revolver, of which she is accused of pointing at the responding Deputy. Dep. Thomas Dougherty was able to disarm Tucker without further incident and took her into custody. She was jailed in lieu of bail.

WAS 2010 THE SWAN SONG FOR CANANDAIGUA LAKESIDE ARTS FESTIVAL?

Financial pressures could doom the 37-year old annual Canandaigua Arts Festival; the recent dispute is actually a continuation of a three-year old controversy between the organizer and the City. For several years the organizer and the City have agreed to a 2/3 - 1/3 split of revenues, but last year Canandaigua City Council insisted on a 50-50 split. The vent's founder says there isn't enough revenue to justify moving forward. Meanwhile the City says it will seek a new promoter.

SON OF IMPRISONED FORMER GREECE POLICE CHIEF, ALSO A POLICE OFFICER, SUSPENDED AND CHARGED WITH CORRUPTION AND MISCONDUCT

On the heels of his father's being packed off to prison (see story, this website) Irondequoit Police Officer Chad Rahn has been suspended and faces criminal charges. Chad has been accused of invading a 9-1-1 database to learn the identity of a tipster whose complaint led to the arrest of Frank Arena of Greece on drug charges. Investigators then say Arena retaliated by beating up the tipster. Rahn faces computer trespass, criminal facilitation and official misconduct; Irondequoit Police have turned the investigation over to an independent agency. Rahn was suspended pending resolution of the case.

FORMER GREECE POLICE CHIEF SENTENCED TO HARD TIME IN HARD-FOUGHT CORRUPTION CASE

Former Greece Police Chief Merritt Rahn, axed from his job amid a spreading corruption scandal last fall, was sentenced by Judge Francis Affronti to 1 2/3 to 5 years in state prison after his conviction in the spring on multiple charges. Rahn was found guilty of four felonies and three misdemeanors, including hindering prosecution, offering false instruments for filing, falsifying records, and official misconduct. Rahn was prosecuted for his role in the coverup of the case of Nicholas Joseph, imprisoned for injuring a pregnant woman by rear-ending her stalled car while he was drunk and on cocaine, then fleeing the scene. Rahn also faked a background check of troubled former Sergeant Gary Pignato, who pressured vulnerable female suspects to have sex to avoid arrest. Rahn was immediately dispatched to the Livingston County lockup, to be transferred to Elmira Correctional Facility.

NUNDA WOMAN HELD ON SUSPICION OF MURDER; BOYFRIEND FATALLY STABBED

Over the Fourth of July weekend a Nunda woman was arrested on a charge of second degree murder. Krista Kilbin was accused of fatally stabbing Joseph Garcia of Arkport, with a pair of scissors. Garcia was rushed into surgery at Strong Memorial Hospital but died from chest wounds. Kilbin is in the Livingston lockup without bail.

LAST IN THE NATION: NEW YORK TO ENACT NO-FAULT DIVORCE

Just before adjourning for the Fourth of July holiday, New York's legislature adopted - decades after other states - a form of no-faul divorce. With 6 out of every 10 marriages ending in divorce, until this past week New York still required draconian for-cause reasons to grant divorce: adultery or cruelty (almost impossible to prove in a practical sense), abandonment or imprisonment of the spouse for more than three years. Sheldon Silver said Governor Paterson would sign the measure into law.

TAX-HAPPY ALBANY WHACKS SMOKERS WITH WHOPPING INCREASE

Desperately clueless State lawmakers, indulging in the legislative equivalent of rummaging under car seats and sofa cushions for change, have lowered a draconian boom on New York smokers - a $1.60 per pack increase in taxes on cigarettes, with the taxman now exacting $5 from each packet of smokes sold in New York. Smokers took turns venting hoarse outrage in front of news cameras. Observers say of course the enormous hike will spark more bootlegging and black-market tobacco sales than will benefit New York's depleted coffers. The cigarette tax comes as a furtive attempt to raise revenue to reduce a projected $9 billion shortfall in Albany.

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