LEICESTER — Livingston County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of a Leicester woman who allegedly fraudulently received over $3,000 in welfare benefits. According to a press release from Livingston County Undersheriff Matt Bean, Valerie Bogner, 31, was charged with welfare fraud 3rd degree, grand larceny in the 3rd degree, and misuse of food stamps. Investigator Dan Rittenhouse handled the case and alleges that Bogner applied for and … [Read more...]
Arrested Cop: ‘I Was Framed’
MOUNT MORRIS – The former part-time Mount Morris Police Officer who was arrested on a misdemeanor and two harassment charges now accuses the Livingston County Sheriff's Office and Mount Morris Police Chief of fabricating the charges. David Skinner, 29, says that investigating Livingston County Deputy Sheriffs refused to take statements from six of his family members at the scene, a child's birthday party at his home. "Chief [Ken] Mignemi is … [Read more...]
Covering Tracks Backfires on Man after His Pills Vanish at Mount Morris Motel
MOUNT MORRIS – A man staying at a local motel was arrested after allegedly lying to police to account for pills which had apparently inexplicably vanished from his possession. According to a press release from Livingston County Undersheriff Matthew Bean, Allan Sullivan, 39, Mount Morris, was charged with Falsely Reporting an Incident Third Degree, an A misdemeanor, and Making a False Punishable Written Statement, an A misdemeanor, on August … [Read more...]
Heroin and Suboxone on East Lake Road Land Man with 3rd of July DWAI
LIVONIA – A Rochester man was arrested for drug possession and DWAI Drugs on East Lake Road after a Sheriff's Deputy with the STOP DWI Unit pulled him over and found that there was heroin and unprescribed Suboxone in the car. According to a press release from Undersheriff Matthew Bean, Sheriff Thomas Dougherty advises that Clifford Smith Jr., 53, was arrested for Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs, a misdemeanor. Smith was also charged … [Read more...]
Sheriff’s Office Welcomes Mann as Director of Communications
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Sheriff's Office is proud to announce the return of a 25-year veteran of law enforcement to their administrative staff. According to a press release from Sheriff Thomas Dougherty's Office, William Mann, who started with the Livingston County Sheriff's Office in 1989 for a short period and then left to the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida for a successful 25-year career, is currently … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Mother Charged with Felony DWI in Lima Rollover
LIMA – A mother has been charged with felony DWI after her vehicle took out two mailboxes and a highway sign and struck a utility pole, flipping her over on Plank road in Lima at about 2:20p.m. on Friday. Neither she nor her one-year-old son were badly injured in the crash. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty told reporters on scene that charges were pending for the driver, now known to be Amber Boerner, 28, of Lima. Boerner was … [Read more...]