LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Farmers and firefighters together stopped a potentially disastrous combine fire in its tracks Wednesday afternoon. According to first responders on scene, the combine was working in a wheat field at the end of Oxbow Lane off of Nations Road in Geneseo when it burst into flames. "It was the farmers who put out the fire on the ground," said Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty at the scene. "It had started to spread … [Read more...]
Cops Arrest Driver for Hiding Bong at Geneseo Car Fire
GENESEO – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested a man for allegedly hiding marijuana paraphernalia at the scene of a car accident on Sunday. According to Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Todd Cansdale, 22, was charged with felony Tampering with Physical Evidence. According to first responders on scene, the driver, a male, was southbound on Nations Road at what is believed to have been an excessive speed when he failed … [Read more...]
Live Ammo, Paraphernalia Fly from Burning Car in Geneseo
GENESEO – A car crashed into a tree and burst into flames on Nations Road Sunday afternoon, igniting ammunition. According to first responders on scene, the driver, a male, was southbound on Nations Road at what is believed to have been an excessive speed when he failed to make a turn just south of Roots Tavern Road and struck a tree at about 1:20 p.m., sustaining injuries and starting a car fire. "When we started hearing the rounds going … [Read more...]
Fourth of July Rollover Leads to Felony DWI and Traffic Tickets
GENESEO – An Avon man was arrested for felony DWI after he rolled his vehicle on Nations Road at 10:15 p.m. on the 4th of July, refused all field sobriety tests and was found to have a conviction for DWI within the past 10 years and a revoked driver's license. According to a press release from Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew Bean, Sheriff Thomas Dougherty advises that Matthew Higgins, 32, was traveling South on Nations Road when he lost … [Read more...]