Le Roy

Le Roy Police are looking for leads in two residential burglaries on East Main Street in the village over the weekend.

In the first, case a burglar broke into a house while the residents were sleeping. He apparently fled the scene when the residents awoke, but did manage to grab a purse before leaving.

In the second break-in, on Sunday night, the owners were not home. The burglar stole paintings, sports cards and jerseys.

The Le Roy Police are investigating a possible link between these burglaries and a burglary in the town of Williamson in Wayne County and are coordinating with the New York State Police in Wayne County. Evidence and manner of the crimes have led law enforcement to link the burglaries.

Two vehicles were seen in the area that may have been involved. They are a black pickup truck with a cap and a gray minivan seen sitting in the area earlier in the week with two occupants.

Witnesses who have information to share should contact the Le Roy Police Department.

A 19-year-old man is being accused of participating in nine burglaries in Le Roy over the past two months.

Michael J. Hilton, who reportedly has no permanent residence, is charged with one count of burglary, 2nd, two counts of petit larceny, three counts of burglary, 3rd, criminal mischief and attempted petit larceny

The alleged break-ins occurred on Myrtle Street and in two apartment complexes on West Main Street.

The investigation by Det. John Condidorio began in March after a computer, game system and military clothing were reported stolen.

The break-ins apparently took place in the basements of buildings.

Several items have been recovered, according to village police, and the investigation is ongoing. Police are attempting to match the recovered items with the proper owners.

Hilton was jailed on $10,000 cash bail or $20,000 bond.

A car has reportedly hit a deer on the Thruway at mile marker 379.4.

One person reportedly suffered a head injury and another person is complaining of back pain.

Le Roy Fire and Ambulance have been dispatched.

According to reader Ashley Bolsei, who took this picture, an SUV apparently jumped a curb and hit at tree at around 5:15 p.m., today, at the intersection of Summit and Exchange streets.

Tracy L. Smith, is charged with 12 counts resulting from an alleged scheme to steal money from the Bank of Castile in Le Roy.

The counts:

• Grand larceny, 3rd, for allegedly stealing $20,000 from a Brinks delivery some time between Sept. 13, 2005 and June 12, 2008.
• Forgery, 2nd, for allegedly altering a savings withdrawal slip of a bank customer on Nov. 16, 2009.
• Grand larceny, 3rd, for allegedly stealing $7,000 from the same bank customer.
• Forgery, 2nd, for allegedly altering a check written by a bank customer on Nov. 19, 2009.
• Grand larceny, 4th, for allegedly stealing $3,000 from the same bank customer.
• Forgery, 2nd, for allegedly altering a check written by a bank customer on Nov. 19.
• Forgery, 2nd, for allegedly altering a deposit slip written by the same bank customer on Nov. 19.
• Falsifying business records, 1st, for allegedly making a false entry in the daily night deposit log on Nov. 30, 2009.
• Grand larceny, 3rd, for allegedly stealing $10,000 on Dec. 16, 2009.
• Falsifying business records, 1st, for allegedly using a bank instrument illegally on Dec. 16, 2009 to withdraw $10,000.
• Falsifying business records, 1st, for allegedly making a false vault inventory log on Dec. 16, 2009.
• Grand larceny, 3rd, for allegedly stealing $5,000 some time between Sept. 14 and Dec. 22, 2009.

For previous coverage, click here.

Stuart P. Newbould, is indicated on a felony count of DWI and with  a felony count of driving with a BAC of .08 or greater. Newbould is accused of driving drunk on Jan. 8, 2010, on South Holley Road, Byron.

Darryl J. Lippert is indicated on felony count of DWI and a felony count of driving with a BAC. of .08 or greater. Lippert is accused of driving drunk on Jan. 2, 2010 on Route 20 in Alexander.

Genesee County will get its first urgent care clinic on July 1 when UMMC opens the new service at a location in Le Roy.

Currently, there is no urgent care clinic in Batavia or the surrounding towns and villages.

The facility is intended to provide services to residents in Le Roy and that part of the county, said UMMC spokeswoman Colleen Flynn, but any resident -- and anybody in the UMMC system -- can seek treatment at the Le Roy clinic.

No appointment will be necessary for patients seeking treatment for a range of non-life threatening injuries and illnesses.

"Urgent care fills a unique need in a community beyond what you can normally get at your doctor's office by having to make an appointment and then wait for that appointment if you're ill, or going to the emergency room with something that isn't really a life-threatening condition and having to wait long periods of time to be seen," Flynn told WBTA this morning.

UMMC officials say the clinic, which will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. seven days a week, will provide patients with a cost effective and convenient way to seek treatment.

For those covered by insurance, co-pays for urgent care treatment tend to be less than emergency room treatment, officials.

The new clinic will be located where UMMC currently operates the LeRoy Diagnostic Center and Tountas Family Care Clinic, at 3 Tountas Ave., next door to LeRoy Ambulance.

Flynn said the Le Roy clinic has been in the planning stages for months. As for a similar clinic opening in Batavia, Flynn said that remains a possibility.

Two men recently indicted by the Grand Jury of alleged property crimes entered not guilty pleas today.

Bryan M. Hargrave is charged with three counts of burglary, 3rd, criminal mischief and petit larceny.

Hargrave is accused of breaking into businesses in Pavilion and the Town of Batavia on Sept. 23.

Carl Rivers, is accused of stealing a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado on March 19, 2009, in Oakfield. He is charged with one count of grand larceny, 3rd.

Hargrave is out of jail under supervision of Genesee Justice. 

Rivers is in jail without bail, but will have a bail review on Thursday. He has prior felony convictions, according to his attorney, Gary Horton. 

Hargrave and Rivers are accused of completely unrelated crimes. Their cases happened to be on the docket back-to-back today.

Lisa Rene Richmond, 22, of 3181 Dodgeson Road, Alexander, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Richmond is accused of maintaining squalid living conditions with her 2-year-old son living at the house. Department of Social Services and Child Protective Services are following up on the case.

Lynda Rae Morrill, 44, of 3181 Dodgeson Road, Alexander, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. Morrill is accused of allowing her 2-year-old grandson to live in squalor.

Leslie G. Cannon, 46, of 9022 Linwood Road, Le Roy, is charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle, 3rd. Cannon is accused of borrowing a car and then refusing to return it at the agreed upon time.

Shannon Victoria Albano, 25,  of 1523 Friedman Road, Darien, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and improper right turn. Albano was stopped at 1:03 a.m., Monday, on Griswold Road in Darien by Deputy Jason Saile.

Javonie E. McKinney, 36, of 705 Viking Way, Brockport, is charged with DWI, aggravated unlicensed operation, improper lane change and leaving the scene of an accident. McKinney was driving on Bank Street in Batavia at 12:40 a.m., Saturday, when he allegedly struck a utility pole. He then allegedly drove from the scene and was located later at Bank and North streets.

Brandon C. Dodd, 23, of 41 Maple St., Batavia, is charged with harassment, 2nd, Dodd is accused of going to the house of a woman and threatening to hurt her. He was jailed on $2,000 bail.

Summer Marie Morley, 26, of 36 Exchange St., Apt. C, Attica, is accused of DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and moving from lane unsafely. Morley was stopped at 12:45 a.m., Saturday, by Deputy Jason Saile on Route 238 in Darien.

Tiffany M. Miller, 20, of Rochester, is charged of petit larceny. Miller was arrested by State Police at 2:11 p.m., Friday, at Kmart.

A 17-year-old from Batavia is charged with criminal mischief and criminal contempt. The youth was arrested in Batavia by State Police at 6:50 p.m., Friday.

Brandon M. Culliton, 23, of Batavia, is charged with unlawful possession of marijuana and DWI. Culliton was stopped by State Police at 9:10 p.m., Thursday, on Route 262 and Bank Street Road, Byron.

David R. Elliott, 20, of Wyoming, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater, leaving the scene of a personal injury accident and possession alcohol by a person under 21. Elliott was arrested by Le Roy Patrolman Daryl Robb following an accident in which a car reportedly driven by Elliott struck a utility pole on South Street.

Bryan M. Hargrave is indicted on three counts of burglary, 3rd, criminal mischief and petit larceny.

Hargrave is accused of the following crimes:

• On Sept. 23, breaking into Pavilion Drainage, 6630 Route 63, Pavilion, and stealing $60.
• On Sept. 23, breaking into B.W.'s Bar, 11070 Perry Road, Pavilion, and stealing an iPod, laptop computer and money.
• On Sept. 23, breaking into the Willow Bend Inn, 3489 W. Main Street Road, Batavia, and stealing $75 and two bottles of liquor.

For previous coverage of Hargrave, click here.

Carl Rivers is indicted on one count of grand larceny, 3rd. Rivers is accused of stealing a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado on March 19, 2009, in Oakfield.

Christopher A. Laird faces a possible three years in state prison after pleading guilty today to a violation of probation.

Local law enforcement had been looking for the 17-year-old since he failed to report to Office of Children and Family Services on Jan. 4. He was listed as "wanted" by the Genesee County Sheriff's Office on Feb. 2.

On April 2, Laird was reportedly spotted in the State Street and North Avenue area of Batavia, which led to a multi-agency search for him, including use of the State Police helicopter.

In accepting Laird's plea, Judge Robert C. Noonan informed the youth that the maximum sentence available under terms of a plea agreement with the District Attorney's office is a revocation of probation and a one- to three-year prison term.

Laird may still face a charge filed last week of obstruction of governmental administration for allegedly running from police on April 2. Public Defender Gary Horton said he believes that charge will be wrapped into the violation of probation case.

At one time, Laird was charged with burglary, 2nd, according to the Sheriff's Office. He is on probation for a case that was adjudicated as "youthful offender," which means whatever crime Laird may have admitted to that led to his probation doesn't stand as a criminal conviction. Horton said he wouldn't discuss the matter because of the youthful offender status, so it's unclear if the probation stems from that burglary, 2nd, charge or some other possible offense.

A Le Roy man who allegedly borrowed a car from a friend and didn't return has been arrested and charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Taken into custody on a warrant issued on Feb. 5 was Michael J. Vanbuskirk, 36, of 7930 E. Main Road, Le Roy.

He's also been charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance after a search. Det. John Condidorio said the man allegedly possessed crack cocaine in a backpack he was carrying at the time of his arrest.

Condidorio said he found Vanbuskirk on Munson Street yesterday.

On Saturday, the Le Roy Fire Department held its annual awards banquet at Bohn's. Chief Mike Sheflin submitted this picture. From left are, Fire Chief Mike Sheflin, 1st Assistant Fire Chief Tom Wood, recipient of the Fire Chiefs Commendation Award, Past Chief Rick Bater, recipient of the Firefighter of the Year Award, and 2nd Assistant Chief Dale Erhardt.

A former Le Roy resident is accused of breaking into a business in the village 11 months ago and stealing money.

Det. John Condidorio made the arrested based on fingerprints the alleged burglar left behind.

Eleven months ago, investigators could not find a match in the State Police database for the latent prints lifted from the scene of the burglary.

But a second check recently found an apparent match to Nicholas S. Dellarocco, 22, currently residing at 1232 Latta Road, Greece.

Dellarocco was reportedly arrested not long ago for another alleged burglary in Monroe County. At that time, he was fingerprinted and his prints added to the state database.

He's been charged in Le Roy with burglary, 3rd, petit larceny and criminal mischief.

The alleged break in occurred May 3, 2009. A local business owner reported that someone broke into the building, damaging doors to gain entry and damaging a cash register in a quest for money. Whomever broke in did find money in a second cash box inside the business.

Dellarocco was arraigned and jailed on $5,000 bail.

Residents at 61 Myrtle St., Le Roy, report the strong smell of smoke coming from a downstairs apartment, but there is no smoke showing.

Le Roy Fire and Bergen Fire are responding.

An assistant chief on scene reports nothing showing.

UPDATE 1:53 p.m.: Le Roy still on scene investigating.

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Wind Tamers -- the bright white and blue, jet-engine looking wind energy devices -- are catching on in Genesee County.

There's already one installed in Le Roy (the picture on this post is of the one we mentioned in March), and Thursday evening, the Genesee County Planning Board recommended approval of two more and a company representative said a fourth unit was recently sold in Pavilion.

In all, Wind Tamer, Inc., has sold 40 of the turbine wind machines in New York, Ontario, Canada, and Pennsylvania since the company started selling them last year, according to Glenn Steed, installation coordinator.

"We’re trying to bring wind energy to people, to areas that might not be able to support large towers or open rotor designs or anything with noise and really bring a kinder energy to wind," said Steed following Thursday's meeting.

Approved were applications from Wayne and Jane Smith at 10744 South Street Road, Pavilion, and Joseph Falcone at 10213 Perry Road, Le Roy.

The Wind Tamer was designed by Jerry Brock and it achieves greater efficiency and produces more energy than traditional windmills because of its jet-engine like design.

The design is also quieter and can be mounted at lower heights for less visibility.

These advantages, Steed said, are proving very attractive for small businesses, agricultural uses and rural residents.

"Thre’s no noise at all," Steed said. "We just had a noise study done and the results are on our Web site. They’re just really quite. There’s really no increase in the ambient noise from the surrounding area."

Prices start in the $15,000 range, but Steed said the return on investment, because of the greater energy production, is much faster than traditional windmills.

Wind Tamer is based in Geneseo and Steed said most of the materials and all of the labor so far comes from New York.

“It’s a lot of good dollars in New York State," Steed Said. "It’s a good, growing business in New York.”

A car fire has been reported at 9606 Berned Road, Pavilion.

It is parked in a driveway and is not near a structure, however the caller just called back and reported the car fire has now started a grass fire.

Le Roy Fire is responding.

UPDATE: It appears the fire is under control. No more units need to respond to the scene.

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