GENESEO – The Geneseo Police Department arrested two people on criminal charges in connection to multi-step ATM fraud. According to a press release from Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, an 18-year-old male is charged with felony Grand Larceny in the Third Degree, felony Identity Theft and felony Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree. Holly Chapman, 25, was arrested for misdemeanor Making a False Written … [Read more...]
Livingston County Gas Thief Now Owes Employer $14K
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A man now owes his former employer a huge sum for stealing gas and using receipts to defraud the company. Carlos Arriaga, 40, pled guilty Thursday to Attempted Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a misdemeanor. He will serve 60 days in the Livingston County Jail and pay over $14,000 back to the business. "This way the restitution will go back to the business," said Assistant District Attorney Victor Rowcliffe, who … [Read more...]
Caledonia Residents Hunt Mumford Farm Stand Thief
NYLON – Caledonia and Mumford residents are trying to identify a bad apple who seems to be illegally picking fruits and vegetables from a local farm stand. After produce began consistently disappearing, the owner of the family-run farm stand just over the county line in Mumford set up a motion-activated camera to catch the above image. Police are now seeking the name of the person in the image to possibly file charges. "This is the same … [Read more...]
Judge Sentences Geneseo Ambulance Thief to Weekends in Jail
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The court process is finally over for the SUNY Geneseo student who joyrode an ambulance through campus and the Village last December. With seven friends and family members looking on, Livingston County Judge Robert Wiggins sentenced Colin Dahlberg, 22, to 3 months of weekends at the Livingston County Jail without work release eligibility and 3 years of probation, 200 hours of community service and $4,500 in court fees and … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Crack Dealer Doubles Down as Walmart Thief
GENESEO – The Geneseo Police Department arrested a Mount Morris man for the theft of a stereo and air conditioner from Walmart that occurred in April, one week before he was arrested on felony drug charges by the Livingston County Drug Task Force. According to a press release from Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, Anthony Velazquez, 28, was arrested for misdemeanor Petit Larceny for taking the items, valued at $258. Officer Raymond Goulet … [Read more...]
Cops Catch West Sparta Tractor Thief in North Carolina
WEST SPARTA – A West Sparta man accused of stealing and selling his father's tractor was extradited from North Carolina last week. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Shannon Davidson, 39, was arrested for felony Grand Larceny in the Third Degree. The Sheriff's Office alleges that Davidson stole the tractor and sold it to a resident in Brockport. The tractor has since been recovered by Deputies. Davidson was … [Read more...]
Community Tipsters Point Cops to Walmart TV Thief
GENESEO – Geneseo Police arrested a Livonia resident who they believe was seen on surveillance cameras apparently wheeling a TV out of Walmart without paying for it on Saturday. According to a press release from the Geneseo Police Department, Amanda Smythe, 32, was charged with felony Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree. Osganian said that about a dozen community members saw the surveillance photos published in the GeneseeSun.com and called … [Read more...]
ALERT: Geneseo Police Seek Walmart TV Thieves
GENESEO – The Geneseo Police Department is looking for two people caught by surveillance cameras apparently wheeling a TV out of Walmart on Saturday without paying for it. According to Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, the woman in the pink jacket in the above photo entered the store with a child and the man in a dark zip up hooded sweatshirt at about 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 23. The three left the store with the Samsung flatscreen TV and all … [Read more...]