James Loveland. (Photos/Livingston County Sheriff’s Office)
OSSIAN – The devil was in the details at the scene of a May cabin burglary in the Town of Ossian, with a fingerprint recovered from the scene finally pointing the finger at a suspect.
According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, routinely thorough police work again paid off with the arrest of James Loveland, 32, of Dansville, after a fingerprint matching his was found in the damaged interior of the cabin.
“This is one of the cases that makes all the extra work we put into cases count,” said Sheriff Dougherty. “We send FIU out on all burglaries and felonies that involve property to ensure we are doing all we can to bring a successful investigation and arrest to the victim. These Deputies are highly trained and very experienced in their field. Anyone who has ever been the victim of a crime knows how violated you feel and if nothing else, can be rest assured that we use all resources and technologies to bring an arrest forward. I am very proud of the work they do and thank the Board of Supervisors for always supporting our efforts to deliver the very best service to the residents we serve.”
The Sheriff’s Office was requested to the scene of a burglary on Ossian Hill Road in the Town of Ossian by the property owner back in the month of May. The cabin had been purchased by a new owner and while working on the property on May 26, 2015 he discovered the cabin had been entered and damage was done inside. Deputies responded to the scene and during the investigation it was determined entry was made through a window and evidence was recovered inside.
A piece of evidence that was recovered inside was fingerprinted by Sergeant Chad VanAuken from the Forensic Identification Unit of the Sheriff’s Office. A fingerprint was recovered and sent to the Monroe County Crime lab where a match determined the print belonged to Loveland.
Loveland allegedly admitted during a police interview to being in the cabin and stealing property from the cabin.
Loveland was arraigned in Dansville Court where he was remanded to the Livingston County Jail on no bail due to past felony convictions.
The investigation was conducted by Deputy Michael Yencer of the Road Patrol, Investigator Gene Chichester of the Criminal Investigations Division and Sergeant Chad VanAuken of the Forensic Identication Unit.