Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A mysterious, rare civil confinement (Mental Hygiene Law Article 10) jury trial that is currently ongoing at the Livingston County courthouse in Judge Cohen's court will ultimately decide the fate of a sex criminal who is soon to be released from prison, but the name of the offender and the nature of his case is sealed from the … [Read more...]
Court Deputies Awarded Cutting-Edge Metal Detector
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Courthouse security Deputy Sheriffs have successfully applied for and received a new metal detector from New York State to keep visitors to the courthouse, and the lawyers, judges, and law enforcement officers who work there, safer than ever. The cutting-edge detector, from Rapiscan Systems, uses the same technology that protects military facilities in Afghanistan, tell where metal objects are on a subject's body, and the … [Read more...]
Community Gathers to Call on Beloved Judge Ron Cicoria
GENESEO – A long line of dark coats and hats descended the steps of the Livingston County Courthouse on Sunday as hundreds of people gathered from near and far in loving memory of Judge Ronald Cicoria, who sadly passed away last Wednesday. Though clouds hung heavily overhead, hugs, sighs, and sad smiles passed among those who knew "Judge Ron" best, and remembered not only his powerful presence in the courtroom, but his profound humanity, his … [Read more...]
Courthouse Brings the Sting to Wasps
GENESEO – A recent infestation of yellow jacket wasps in the Livingston County Courthouse has been eradicated by a lady exterminator extraordinaire. For the past few weeks, the creepy bugs have been buzzing around the courtroom during proceedings. No one is known to have been stung, but according to Josephine Koch, the exterminator who bravely sprayed strategic entry points in the woodwork in the late hours on Friday, the courthouse will no … [Read more...]
One Lovebird Arrested for Violating Restraining Order, Other Arrested for DWI
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A Mount Morris man pled guilty to a felony criminal contempt in court on Thursday after disobeying a Judge's order of protection. The present bout of trouble for Charles Baker, 62, began on September 4 when he appeared in court to appeal a 2007 order of protection forbidding him from contacting his estranged spouse, Rhonda Ellis. Upon leaving court, Baker went outside, where alert Court Deputies observed him hopping into a … [Read more...]