Livingston County
Sheriff's Office   New York

LIMA - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Lima resident on felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On September 5th, 2026 at approximately 7:10 pm Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence in the Town of Lima for the report of an Order of Protection that had been violated. It is alleged through the investigation that 45-year-old Bill Weston, of Lima NY, made contact with a person for whom an Order

GENESEO – Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Hemlock resident on felony Driving While Intoxicated charges following a traffic stop. On September 3rd, 2026 at approximately 3:45 pm, Livingston County Sheriff’s Sgt. Robert Holt was in the Government Center parking lot in the Village of Geneseo, when he observed a vehicle operating erratically. Sergeant Holt made contact with the operator of the vehicle, who was identified as 39-year-old Andrew Wilcox. During th

SPRINGWATER / NUNDA – Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Brooklyn, NY resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. In October of 2025, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by employees of two separate businesses located in the Town of Springwater and Nunda in regards to a possible fraud. At that time, Sheriff’s Investigators conducted an inquiry into the allegations. It is alleged through the investigation tha

AVON - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Dansville resident on felony charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 390 in the Town of Avon. On August 30th, 2026 at approximately 9:03 pm, Deputy Matthew VanCuran was assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Highway Patrol Unit when he conducted a traffic stop on Interstate 390 after observing a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. The Deputy made contact with the operator, who was identified as 37-year-old

AVON - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Monroe County resident on felony and misdemeanor charges following a traffic stop by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On August 23rd, 2026 at approximately 10:45 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of South River Road in the Town of Caledonia for the reported traffic complaint involving a possibly intoxicated operator. Deputy Hayden Strobel of the Sheriff’s Office STOP DWI Unit ultimately locate

GENESEO - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Livingston County Jail Inmate on felony charges after Deputy Sheriff’s found the Inmate to be in possession of dangerous contraband inside the facility. These charges stem from an investigation that began on August 23rd, 2026 at about 4:00 p.m., when Deputy Sheriff’s assigned to the Jail Division were made aware that an inmate identified as 25-year-old Gavin Lynch of Geneseo, was in possession of dangerous contraba

GENESEO - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Livingston County resident on felony charges following an investigation inside the Livingston County Jail. On August 24th, 2026 at approximately 11:05 am, Jail Division Deputies observed 42-year-old Matthew McCracken, who is currently an incarcerated individual, break the window in his cell door. McCracken was arrested by Jail Division Sergeant Matthew Romanowski and charged with felony Criminal Mischief in the Thi

GENESEO - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Livingston County Jail Inmate on felony assault charges after a fight inside the correctional facility. On August 13th, 2026, at approximately 6:40 am, Sheriff’s Deputies assigned to the Correctional Service Bureau responded to one of the housing units inside the jail due to an inmate-on-inmate fight. After getting control of the situation, it was found one of the inmates had sustained injuries and would need to be

SPRINGWATER / NUNDA – Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of an Endicott, NY resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. In October of 2025, the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by employees of two separate businesses located in the Town of Springwater and Nunda in regards to a possible fraud. At that time, Sheriff’s Investigators conducted an inquiry into the allegations. It is alleged through the investigation th

GENESEO - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Mount Morris resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On August 6th, 2026, Sheriff’s Investigators arrested 29-year-old, Kyle Webster on two counts of felony Failure to Register and Verify as a New York State Registered Sex Offender. It is alleged through the investigation that Webster, who is a level (3) New York State Registered Sex Offender, failed to repo

LIVONIA/YORK - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Livonia resident on felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On August 3rd, 2026 at approximately 4:13 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a residence on Livonia Center Road in the Town of Livonia for the reported physical domestic incident. Upon arrival, Deputies met with the victim who advised that she had been in an argument with 44-year-old Steven

MT. Morris - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Kentucky resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On August 2nd, 2026 at approximately 8:38 am, Deputy Ryan Damboise conducted a traffic stop on Creek Road in the Town of Mt. Morris after observing a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. Contact was made with the operator, who was identified as 20-year-old Devon Harper of Baxter, KY. During the ro

YORK - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a York resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On July 29th, 2026 at approximately 10:05 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched, along with Fire and EMS to a residence on Barefoot Lane in the Town of York for the reported structure fire. While in-route, it was further reported that the owner of the residence was seen leaving the area, fleeing into a nearby wooded

LIVONIA - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Monroe County resident on felony and misdemeanor charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On July 24th, 2026 at approximately 8:00 pm, Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the area of Main Street in the Town of Livonia for the reported traffic complaint concerning a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. While Deputies were in-route, it was reported that the vehicle had crashe

AVON - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Steuben County resident on felony and misdemeanor charges following a traffic stop by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On July 26th, 2026 Deputy Jerry Pilkenton, who is assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Highway Patrol Unit, conducted a traffic stop on Lakeville Road in the Town of Avon after observing a violation of the NYS Vehicle and Traffic Law. Contact was made with the operator of the vehicle as well as a

MOUNT MORRIS – Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Dansville resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation began after the Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Livingston County Department of Social Services in regards to a possible Welfare Fraud. At that time, Sheriff’s Investigators conducted an inquiry into the allegations. It is alleged through the investigation that 31-year-old Sarah In

DANSVILLE - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty advises of updated information regarding the disappearance and investigation of former Dansville resident Rose Marie Gayhart. On May 27, 2026, The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, received confirmation from a laboratory in Texas that DNA previously secured from family members of Rose had been used to positively identify human remains that had been found in a canal located in Cape Coral, Florida. The remains were discovered by a citiz

MOUNT MORRIS - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Mount Morris resident on felony Grand Larceny charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On April 8th, 2026, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office commenced an investigation into a reported possible Grand Larceny. It is alleged through the investigation that the suspect, 45-year-old Rachel Bates of Mount Morris used the victim’s bank account information to make a number of

LIVONIA - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of a Genesee County resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On July 22nd, 2026 at approximately 11:30 pm, Deputies assigned to the Hemlock Fair Detail observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner while in the parking lot on the fairgrounds. Deputies were able to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle and made contact with the operator, who was identified

LIVONIA/MOUNT MORRIS - Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty reports the arrest of an Oswego County resident on felony charges following an investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office. On July 16th, 2026, Sheriff’s Investigators arrested 42-year-old, Anthony Holmquist from Mexico, NY on two counts of Felony Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument in the Second-Degree. Sheriff’s Investigators determined that Holmquist was involved in a multi-county check washing scheme t