Batavia-area police report multiple arrests, Sept. 2–9, 2026
Genesee County police reported multiple arrests in Batavia and surrounding areas Sept. 2–9, 2026, including a first-degree sex abuse charge involving a child under 11.
From Sept. 2–9, 2026, Batavia and Genesee County officers arrested several people on charges including Sex Abuse 1st, criminal contempt, narcotics possession, grand larceny and multiple DWI counts. Joel Morales-Cruz (52) was arrested Sept. 2 on Sex Abuse 1st, Forcible Touching and Endangering the Welfare of a Child for alleged sexual abuse of a child under 11 and was remanded to the Genesee County Jail. Other arrests included Parodyce K. Warren for criminal contempt and criminal mischief; multiple DWI stops on Union and West Main streets; narcotics possession charges for John M. Queen and Mark D. Tooley; and theft- and evidence-related charges for several others, with many issued appearance tickets or arraigned in CAP/County Court.