LIVONIA – Three local residents and a member of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office were awarded by the New York State Senate for helping a neighbor who refused to leave his burning home in Conesus in March 2015. According to a press release from Senator Catharine Young, Chester Gascon, Stephanie Stafford and Livingston County Sheriff's Sgt. Joseph Breu extracted a Livonia homeowner from his burning home last year, and are awarded Liberty … [Read more...]
Hometown Heroes Drag Stubborn Man from Inferno
CONESUS – A violent fire nearly claimed the life of a disabled man who apparently refused to part ways with his house as it went up in roaring flames at about 5:35 p.m. on Sunday, and likely would have ended in tragedy were it not for the selfless heroism of two neighbors and a Livingston County Deputy Sheriff, who dragged him to safety. Chester 'Chet' Gascon, the hometown hero who boldly walked into the burning house with his girlfriend, … [Read more...]
Three Men Arrested on Drug Charges in Avon
AVON-- A routine traffic stop conducted by the Livingston County Sheriff's Department resulted in the arrests of three men. Two men from Olean, New York and one from Belfast, New York are now allegedly facing several drug related charges, including a few that relate to heroin. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty on Tuesday, David J. Vattes, 37, Samuel J. Kelley, 32, of Olean and Karl E. Vattes, 40, of Belfast were … [Read more...]