LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County Clerk Mary Strickland and Sheriff Thomas Dougherty are encouraging pistol permit holders in Livingston County to recertify their permits. According to a joint message from the clerk and sheriff, if your pistol permit was issued before Jan. 15, 2013, the deadline to submit your recertification is Jan. 31, 2018 and every five years thereafter, as per the NY SAFE Act. “Our office is recommending that if … [Read more...]
Dougherty Thankful for Locals’ Support of Law Enforcement this Sheriffs Week
LIVINGSTON COUNTY— Sheriff Thomas Dougherty thanked the public for supporting the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in a Thursday press release for Sheriffs Week. According to the press release, Sheriff's Week is being celebrated the week of Sept. 17 through Sept. 23 and is in honor of the significant, traditional, and contemporary contributions made by the Office of the Sheriff in county government and in the statewide criminal justice … [Read more...]
Sheriff Backs Geneseo Police Calling Border Patrol from Stop
GENESEO Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty tweeted his support for the Geneseo Police Department's decision to call U.S. Border Patrol from a traffic stop on Mary Jemison Drive, a decision which sparked protests. Protesters, including Geneseo Village Trustee Mary Rutigliano, vocally opposed the decision to call Border Patrol, which ultimately led to the detainment of two adult women from Guatemala and five children, including infants. … [Read more...]
NYSSA Elects Sheriff Dougherty as Sgt.-At-Arms
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The New York State Sheriff's Association (NYSSA) elected Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty as Sergeant-At-Arms on Wednesday. The Sergeant-At-Arms is a NYSSA officer who works with the President and Executive Committee of NYSSA to operate public safety programs like Yellow Dot, Operation Safechild, and Buycrash.com, and programs for sheriffs like qualifications, accreditation, rapid responder, Justicexchange … [Read more...]
Details Emerge on Livonia’s Bizarre Clown Prankster
LIVONIA – The man who terrified Livingston County with a single photoshop hoax paints an increasingly bizarre portrait of himself. Christopher Hooper, 43, said at arraignment in Livonia Town Court Tuesday that he is a painter and parolee who lives with his parents in Lakeville. His Facebook profile, rife with disturbing images of fire, obscene gestures and creepy clowns, teems with images of the word 'outlaw' in various contexts. "I'm a … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Grabs Two Drunk Drivers for Felonies Over Weekend
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested two local residents for felony driving while intoxicated from Friday to Sunday. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Mark Cornelius, 31, and Thomas Ryan III, 23, were arrested for felony Driving While Intoxicated and other charges. On Friday, March 25, 2016 at approximately 8:57 p.m., Sheriff’s Deputy Connor Sanford of the Livingston … [Read more...]
Sheriff Dougherty and Staff Honored for Exceptional Accreditation
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Sheriff Thomas Dougherty and his staff at the Sheriff's Office were awarded by the New York State Sheriff's Association on Wednesday for the re-accreditation of their Corrections Division, maintaining full accreditation of all five of their divisions. Peter Kehoe, Executive Director of the New York State Sheriff's Association, said that Livingston County is fortunate to have one of four Sheriff's Offices in the state with … [Read more...]
County Jail to Phase Out Health Department’s Nurses, Sheriff Hiring
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Nurses with the Livingston County Department of Health will transition from their role at the county jail in 2016, and the Livingston County Sheriff's Office will be hiring three new nurses. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty said that the gradual change comes at an opportune time for both the Sheriff's Office and the Department of Health. "The time worked out well as it is easier for us to have the jail's … [Read more...]