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Community Forum/Reform Plan/Survey Results

Click on this link to view the updated survey results.  We thank each and every one of you for taking the time to honestly and directly answer the survey questions. Additionally click on the link to view the reform plan as a result of your input and conversations.

As Law Enforcement personnel we are dedicated to the safety, security and well being of the communities we serve.  We are constantly looking for ways to improve and strengthen the relationship with our communities. It is with this in mind that we have setup a Community Forum on Law Enforcement to better connect with the ideas and expectations of the public. It is our sincere hope that all will attend. Click here to download information as well as Date and Times.

Below is the link to take the Online Community-based survey by the Seneca County Police Reform and Reinvention Collaboration Committee. The survey has now expired, but please feel free to watch the live recording of the event

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Welfare Fraud Arrest

The Seneca County Sheriff Office reports, Sheriff Investigators arrested Victoria L. Scharett age 31 of 1318 Whiskey Hill Rd Waterloo NY for Welfare Fraud in the 4th degree. Scharett was also charged with Misuse of Food Stamps and Offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree. All charges ...
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Promoting Prison Contraband

The Seneca Co Sheriff's Office reports that Investigators arrested John W. Gray III, 39, an inmate at the Seneca Co Correctional Facility on 4/9/2021. Gray was charged with 3 counts of Promoting Prison Contraband in the 1st degree(class D felony). Investigators report that on 2 different days in March 2021 ...
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Monthly Snapshot for March 2021

SENECA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MONTHLY SNAPSHOT FOR MARCH 2021 LAW ENFORCEMENT: Total Calls For Service: 1438 Total Arrests: 52 D.H.S. Fraud Cases: 30; Yearly Total Cost Recouped: $68,110.99 Mental Health Calls: 10 NARCO: Total new drug cases: 7 Total arrests: 2 CORRECTIONS: Average Number of Inmates: 39 Monthly Total Made ...
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Petit Larceny Arrest Town of Waterloo

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Joshua R Read 30 of Virginia St Waterloo NY for petit larceny. Deputies report on March 30 2021 Read allegedly went to the victim's home in the Town of Waterloo and took over $400 in cash from their wallet as well ...
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Criminal Tampering Town of Tyre Warrant arrest

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Nicodemus A Sewell, Age 39, of 141 Scottsville Rd, Rochester, NY. Deputies report that on March 22nd, 2021 Sewell allegedly put some type of oil substance on a females car while at the Del Lago Casino in the Town of Tyre ...
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Narcotics Arrest

The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports, on March 26, 2021, members of the Narcotics Unit arrested Peter B Vanderwall III, age 31, of Waterloo, NY. Vanderwall was charged with one count of Criminal Sale of a Controlled Substance in the third degree and one count of Criminal Possession of a ...
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Use of Force Policy - Updated Oct 2019

Click the above link to view the Seneca County Sheriff's Office updated policy involving the use of Force