LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A particularly bad rash of 'skimmer' scams is robbing northern Livingston County gas customers. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty released an advisory Tuesday that skimmers are thought to have stolen card information from customers of local gas stations, especially in Livonia, Avon, and Lima, and that the scammers have been using the victims' money at Walmart stores statewide. Most if not all of the more than 20 … [Read more...]
Avon Gas Station ‘Skimmer’ Investigation Now in Next Phase
AVON – The investigation into the 'skimmer' devices used to steal from Exxon Mobil customers on the circle in the Village is now in its next phase. Acting Avon Police Chief Joe Geer said that investigators believe that they have made contact with all of the victims impacted by the hidden devices. Now, Avon Police and their law enforcement partners in Monroe County are tracking the suspects. "We are now working with Monroe County law … [Read more...]
WATCH: Suspicious Crash at Avon’s Dutch Hollow Market
AVON – Surveillance video at Dutch Hollow Market on E Avon Road shows how Thursday's suspicious accident unfolded. A young man unassumingly tops off the gas tank on his first car as the silver vehicle runs off the shoulder of E Avon Road in the distance. Within moments, the out-of-control car veers across the road, shaves a utility pole and collides with the young man's car. The silver car's driver's door airbag deployed but no one was … [Read more...]
Hot Wheels Burn Rochester Pair with Felonies at Avon Mobil
AVON – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested two Rochester residents for allegedly taking a stolen car on 390 through Avon. According to a press release from the Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Trudi Reppi, 39, was arrested for felony Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation in the Second Degree, Unlicensed Operator and Unispected Motor Vehicle. Her passenger, Rickey Ryan, 43, was … [Read more...]
Sheriffs Catch Lakeville Man with Hammer by Broken Quicklee’s Window
LIVONIA – A Livingston County Sheriff's Deputy arrested a Lakeville man who was seen walking away from the broken front window of Quicklee's when he found that the man had a hammer. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Jeffery Murphy, 32, was arrested for felony Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and misdemeanor Possession of Burglar's Tools. "He was seen walking away from the gas station," said … [Read more...]