GENESEO -- An argument turned assault at the Livingston County Jail resulted in the arrest of an inmate. On Aug. 19, deputies at the jail responded to a report of an inmate-versus-inmate assault in the jail's dorm area. Allegedly, a verbal dispute led to Akeem L. Robinson, 29, attacking another inmate, causing serious injury. Deputies provided medical care to the victim, and Dep. Michael Williams arrested Robinson on felony assault … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Accident Sends One to Hospital
MOUNT MORRIS -- A Monday morning accident in Mount Morris sent one man to the hospital. According to authorities on the scene, a moving van driving north on South Main Street near Bonadonna Avenue crossed the center line just as a tandem Spallina Materials dump truck was driving by. The dump truck tried to avoid the oncoming vehicle, but the moving van clipped the dump truck's second trailer. The moving van then veered across the road into a … [Read more...]
LCSO Loses K9 Partner to Sudden Illness
GENESEO -- The Livingston County Sherriff's Department lost an important deputy this week -- K9 Gibbs, a narcotics and tracking dog with more than seven year's service. K9 Gibbs, an 8-year-old German Shepherd, became ill earlier this week and was diagnosed with a large mass in his abdomen. He had surgery to attempt to remove the mass and to repair his internal organs. Sadly, Sheriff Tom Dougherty said in a release, the procedures were … [Read more...]
Car Seat Checks Protect More Livingston County Children
GENESEO – A total of 19 car seats went out to Livingston County families on Saturday as part of an initiative to make child passengers safer than ever. According to the Livingston County Sheriff's Office Facebook page, their members, the Nunda Police Department and certified child seat technicians with the Cornell Cooperative Extension checked 29 car seats to make sure they are adjusted to optimally protect the child. Officers issued 19 car … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Dispatcher Wood Takes Newly Created Senior Dispatcher Position
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office promoted a hardworking member of their Emergency Communications Division into a newly-created supervisor position on Monday. According to a social media announcement by the Sheriff's Office, Dispatcher Brian Wood is now one of five senior dispatchers, positions that were created earlier in 2016 to add an extra layer of supervision under the Communications Director (currently William … [Read more...]
Arrested Cop: ‘I Was Framed’
MOUNT MORRIS – The former part-time Mount Morris Police Officer who was arrested on a misdemeanor and two harassment charges now accuses the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and Mount Morris Police Chief of fabricating the charges. David Skinner, 29, says that investigating Livingston County Deputy Sheriffs refused to take statements from six of his family members at the scene, a child's birthday party at his home. "Chief [Ken] Mignemi is … [Read more...]
Touching Hoops Game with Sheriffs Rallies College Funds for York Student
YORK – A local student who recently lost her father received a beautiful display of support last Friday as the York sectional champs faced off with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in a friendly and charitable game of basketball. Proceeds of the match went towards the college fund for Jennifer Flynn, who tragically lost her father Jerry to kidney cancer. "The schools and community came together and decided to show we care,” said … [Read more...]
Sheriff Dougherty Gives Fire Safety Advice in Recent Flare-Up
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office has responded to over thirty-five structure fires throughout the county since November 2014, and within the past week three homes have been lost to fire. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, with the hard winter months upon us, some homeowners have been using alternate heat sources, and need to be aware that some heating methods can prove to be fire … [Read more...]
Beware Phone Scam from “Publisher House”
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office urges local residents to be aware of strange or suspicious phone calls in light of recent complaints of attempts to scam money out of Livingston County residents by phone. According to a press release from the Sheriff's Thomas Dougherty, the Sheriff's Office have received a number of complaints about a local phone scam. Sheriff's Deputies have been diligently responding to calls at … [Read more...]
Loud Muffler Leads to Discovery of Cocaine and Stolen Inspection Stickers
AVON – Two Rochester residents were arrested on Monday, Feb. 16 for charges related to Felony Drug Possession as well as Criminal Possession of Stolen Property. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Juan Lopez, 51, of Rochester, was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree, a class B Felony. Lopez was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff in lieu of $2,500 cash bail … [Read more...]