Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. MOUNT MORRIS – A local woman who allegedly posed as a helpful neighbor to a family displaced by fire was arrested on Wednesday after a months-long investigation into an online community donation page she apparently set up for residents Robert and Smidge Stevens when their Main Street home was destroyed by a fire in early January. According to a … [Read more...]
Former Marine Sentenced for Stealing from Comrade
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A former U.S. Marine admitted to stealing $770 from a battle buddy when leaving his barracks in North Carolina in August of 2014, and was sentenced in county court Thursday morning. Paul Nahalka, 26, admitted to stealing a check from a fellow marine while cleaning out his bunk area in North Carolina, and cashed it in Nunda, and … [Read more...]
Sneaky Thefts of Three Vehicles Land Men in Jail
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. DANSVILLE – Two young men have been arrested and charged with felony level larceny and felony level criminal mischief charges after allegedly stealing three vehicles in Dansville and North Dansville, and more local charges are pending for other thefts from parked cars. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Christopher … [Read more...]
Crooked Contractor Throws Gloves Off, Schedules Trial
Reading this on your phone? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A local man who again stands accused of fraud and theft-related crimes after allegedly defrauding families in Livingston, Monroe, Steuben, Ontario, Genesee and Orleans counties threw off the gloves on Tuesday morning and scheduled a trial. Douglas Shanley, Jr., 37, also known as Douglas Stanley, or Jesse James Construction, or Five … [Read more...]
Bricks Trial Day 3: Guilty Verdict for Shotgun Theft, not Burglary, for Coke Dealer
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The verdict is in on the third and final day of a quick Burglary trial for Christopher Bricks, 29, who was charged with Burglary in the Second Degree, Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree after taking a shotgun from a Dansville neighbor's home in May 2014, which he considered payment for an unpaid debt from the sale of 7 grams of cocaine. Bricks stood calmly beside his … [Read more...]
Tis’ the Season for Theft and Fraud, Be alert
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — A scam in the shape of a hustler operating by the fake name of 'Deputy Morelli' is contacting residents by phone and seeking out payment based on a 'warrant' for failing to miss jury duty. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty: The scam is received by phone and the caller is advising individuals that they have failed to show up for scheduled jury duty and possibly have a warrant lodged against them. The … [Read more...]