LIVINGSTON COUNTY — Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty has announced a new foundation that will support Sheriff projects. The Livingston County Sheriff's Foundation (LCSF) will be an organization with a goal of supporting the activities and needs of the community associated with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office. “The Foundation will work to identify and assess needs of the Livingston County law enforcement community which … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Bail Set at $10,000 for Melvin Carter, College Terrace Rapist
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It's been nearly a quarter of a century since the College Terrace Rapist has been in handcuffs, that all changed this week as Melvin Carter appeared in court making a bail application for failing to meet his Sex Offender Registration Act Requirements (SORA). Carter, who served over 12 years in a California State Prison for raping over 10 women at knifepoint in the Palo Alto region, has been living in the region since the … [Read more...]
WATCH: After Nightmare Storm Cruise, Geneseo Attorney Warns of Fine Print
GENESEO – Plates shattered on the floor as a violent twist of ocean rocked the ship to its hull. At sea for days, the 4,000-passenger, multi-deck cruise liner felt like a cork tossed in the passing swells. Geneseo attorney Kevin Van Allen, his wife Kara and their four young daughters were aboard this ship for a family cruise aboard Norwegian Cruise Line. Unfortunately for them, Winter Storm Grayson churned the sea into 20 to 30-foot waves and … [Read more...]
EMAIL TO THE EDITOR: I’m Voting Andrea Bailey for Geneseo Town Council
The following is an email submitted by Kevin Van Allen to the GeneseeSun.com for publication. The attitudes and ideas expressed below should not be interpreted as the opinion of the GeneseeSun.com. Dear Editor: If I lived in Geneseo I would certainly cast my vote for Andrea Bailey for Town Council. Although I don’t live there, my law practice is there and I spend more waking hours in Geneseo, than any other town. Over the years I have … [Read more...]
United Way of Livingston County Raises Record Breaking Funds to Help 20 Local Agencies
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — United Way of Livingston County closed out a record breaking fundraising campaign surpassing their 2017 campaign goal. Kevin Van Allen, the 2017 campaign chair announced the that United Way of Livingston County surpassed their goal of $250,000 and raised $252,584. "There is still money coming in so the number could increase," said Campaign Chair, Kevin Van Allen. "The money raised stays right here locally in Livingston … [Read more...]
Lakeville Real Estate Tech Staffer Pleads Guilty to Over $50K Embezzlement
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Lakeville woman arrested for embezzling more than $50,000, possibly more, pled guilty on Tuesday and agreed to pay back the full amount to Onjax Real Estate Technologies. Kristy Peffers, 39, pled guilty to felony Grand Larceny in the Second Degree. She agreed that the amount stolen from her former employer, Onjax, was over $50,000, but a restitution hearing will determine the exact amount, which could be over $125,000. … [Read more...]
NBC Dateline Interviews Geneseo and Dansville Attorneys
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – NBC Dateline was in Geneseo Wednesday to hear from two local attorneys whose murder case is receiving national attention. Geneseo attorney Kevin Van Allen and Dansville attorney John Putney, both locally known for their defense work in Livingston County, talked with Dateline about their experiences as defense counsel in Michael Beard's high-profile criminal case in Steuben County. The episode will most likely air in … [Read more...]
Livingston County High Schooler Volunteers Make United Way’s Biggest Ever Day of Caring
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – More than 200 community volunteers including more than 155 high school students are currently hard at work after a meeting under the pavilion in Highland Park in Geneseo Tuesday morning to share bagels and doughnuts and to lay out the plan to get their hands dirty with projects in their communities. Karen Rumfola, Regional Director of Livingston County United Way, said that Livingston County's communities have always … [Read more...]
Livingston County’s Big-Hearted Workers Top $38K Goal for United Way
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – County government employees have donated generously to the 2016 United Way fundraising campaign, surpassing their own goal of $38,000. At Wednesday's meeting of the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, County Workers United Way Campaign co-chairs Frank Bassett and Ryan Snyder presented Livingston County United Way Campaign vice-chair and local attorney Kevin Van Allen with a check for $39,420.58, which will support the … [Read more...]
Judge Sentences Arsonist to Prison: ‘No One Will be Happy’
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Brandon Rosa sobbed at the defense table on Tuesday as a judge sentenced him to prison for breaking into a stranger's house in Mount Morris, ripping property apart with a blunt tool, burning the garage to the ground, and telling responding police that his family was inside. With his family looking on, Rosa, 26, of Perry, was sentenced to 5 years in prison and 5 years of parole supervision. He and his attorney Kevin Van … [Read more...]
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