Arrest on warrant leads to needle found in shoe

ATTICA -- A Varysburg man who was arrested Sunday by Attica police on a bench warrant from Erie County, also allegedly had a hypodermic needle in his shoe, police reported.

Richard R. Bellinger, no age listed, of Route 20A, was arraigned in Attica Village Court and taken to Wyoming County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail pending a Feb. 1 court appearance.

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Woman fatally injured as pickup crashes into tree

OLEAN -- A Pennsylvania woman was killed Monday afternoon when the pickup she was riding in went off the road, down an embankment and slammed into a tree in the Town of Olean, Cattaraugus County sheriff's officials said.

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Tekla A. Hallock, 46, of Lewis Run, Pa., was pronounced dead on arrival in Olean General Hospital. She was a passenger in a pickup driven by Bruce A. Hallock, 46, also of Lewis Run. The vehicle was southbound on Barnum Road shortly before 1 p.m., when it went off the right shoulder, sheriff's officials said.

Bruce Hallock was treated in the same hospital, but his condition was unavailable. Information on how the Hallocks might be related also was not immediately available.

An accident-reconstruction team is trying to determine the cause of the accident.

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Ex-Attica guard gets $4.95 million settlement

Insurance carriers for Dr. Barbara Radolinski have agreed to pay a former Attica prison guard $4.95 million for the career-ending injuries he suffered when she veered in front of his motorcycle.

Terrence P. Higgins, chief attorney for David Apa, 29, of East Aurora, said the settlement came on the eve of a negligence trial before State Supreme Court Justice Patrick H. NeMoyer. He said Apa suffered severe leg, pelvic, shoulder and back injuries in a collision after Radolinski's car veered in front of his eastbound motorcycle on Seneca Street in Elma at about noon Aug. 29, 2007.

Higgins said Apa lost his job at Attica prison because of the numerous surgical procedures he needed and that he was not covered by a state disability or regular pension. Though Higgins was reluctant to name the defendant in the lawsuit, court officials and court documents confirmed that Radolinski was the errant driver.

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Radolinski was in the news in September 2000 when she testified against former doctor Anthony Pignataro, who is now in prison for poisoning his wife. Radolinski testified she had his young son and daughter hospitalized for elevated levels of arsenic after their mother phoned her from the hospital where she was being treated, expressing concern for their safety.

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Husband, wife arrested after domestic dispute

CONEWANGO -- A dispute turned ugly Monday afternoon, when a Conewango man was accused of striking his wife
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Cattaraugus County sheriff's deputies responded to the disturbance at about 4:20 p.m. on Route 62 in Conewango. Deputies said they learned that the husband also threw belongings of his wife and stepson onto the roadway, where they were run over by a passing vehicle.

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