Wolcott, NY

A Wolcott man faces multiple charges, including two felonies, following an investigation into a reported domestic incident. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a home on Larkin Road, where they encountered 38-year-old Brett Shaffer at the end of the driveway holding a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun. Deputies allege Shaffer angrily told an officer […]

On Thursday, the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Wolcott man following an investigation into a domestic incident in the Town of Wolcott. Deputies arrested 38-year-old Brett Shaffer after responding to a residence on Larkin Road. Upon arrival, deputies were met at the end of the driveway by Shaffer, who was holding a shotgun. Shaffer […]

UPDATE: New York State Police have identified the Wolcott man killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday morning in Herkimer County. Troopers identified the motorcyclist as 21-year-old Matthew Cole. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on State Route 8 in the town of Ohio. According to State Police, Cole was riding a 2026 Yamaha motorcycle north […]

A 21-year-old Wolcott man was killed Tuesday morning in a motorcycle crash in Herkimer County. State Police responded to State Route 8 in the town of Ohio around 9:30 a.m. Investigators said the man was traveling north on a 2026 Yamaha motorcycle when he failed to negotiate a right-hand curve. The motorcycle entered the southbound […]

A Huron man was arrested on Friday afternoon following a shoplifting investigation in the Village of Wolcott. Deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office arrested 46-year-old Shawn Viele on a charge of Petit Larceny. The arrest stems from an incident on Thursday where Viele allegedly stole several items from the Dollar General located on Main […]

A 23-year-old Lyons woman has been identified as the victim of a fatal one-vehicle crash in the Town of Wolcott. New York State Police say the crash happened around 2 a.m. on Wednesday on State Route 104A. Troopers responded to a report of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole. They found a 2007 […]

A Town of Wolcott man was arrested on Sunday afternoon following an investigation into a domestic incident. Deputies with the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office arrested 74-year-old Terry Valentine on charges of criminal obstruction of breathing, second-degree harassment, and endangering the welfare of a child under 17. The charges stem from an alleged incident on Wall […]

A 23-year-old woman was killed early Wednesday morning after the vehicle she was driving left the roadway and struck a utility pole in the Town of Wolcott. New York State Police responded to State Route 104A at approximately 2 a.m. for a reported one-vehicle crash involving a utility pole. Troopers located a 2007 Chevrolet that had […]