Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports Deputy Sheriff/School Resource Officer Mike Lewis began an investigation this week of a Chillicothe High School student allegedly being threatened by another student at the school. The juvenile suspect in the case allegedly had been harassed by one or more other students and had a hat taken. The suspect […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the arrest of an Osceola, Iowa man who allegedly fled from a deputy. Twenty-two year old Skyler James Lane has been charged in Livingston County Associate Court with the misdemeanors of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Bond was set at $2,500. Online court information shows Lane is scheduled […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox submitted an application seeking funds from the Deputy Sheriff Salary Supplementation Grant. Cox describes the grant as competitive and says it is available to help supplement the low pay of deputy sheriffs in Missouri. The grant would begin July 1st and run for 12 months if approved. Cox says it […]
Yet another scam is surfacing in the North Missouri, this time involving rental properties. Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office began an investigation after a landlord notified him that an individual was attempting to rent his property. Scammers had obtained photos of the rental property on Facebook and Zillow, which is an online property management […]
A Wheeling man was arrested for an alleged attempted burglary on LIV 251 north of Route V Tuesday morning. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports 34-year-old Douglas Steven Coin was arrested and interviewed for the attempted burglary as well as an additional burglary and alleged felony driving while revoked. He says Coin will be taken […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says the sheriff’s office received two reports Monday of lost or stolen cattle. Cox said that one report involved an Angus bull weighing about 2,100 pounds with a number 59 ear tag from the Dawn area. The other involved a black cow weighing about 1,100 pounds with an ear tag […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox credits the departments’ law enforcement K-9 with running after a prisoner who fled on foot while at the sheriff’s office in Chillicothe, but stopped once he saw the dog in action. 20-year-old Jeremiah Joel Bailiff of St. Louis was being finger-printed when the alleged escape from custody occurred. Bailiff had been arrested following […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox warns of a scam involving messages on a social networking site about a nonexistent grant. Cox reports the sheriff’s office began an investigation Sunday into a rural resident falling for a scam believing a relative was sending the messages about a grant from a Worldwide Promotion of International Monetary Funds. […]
Authorities say a law enforcement pursuit of a utility truck stolen Saturday morning in Marshall ended near Chillicothe after spike strips flattened tires on the vehicle and a 20-year-old St. Louis man was taken into custody. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox said the vehicle came to a stop near U.S. 36 and Route CC where the […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s office says reports were to be submitted to the Juvenile Office and Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren for consideration of seeking adult criminal charges in what authorities described as an assault and attempted murder investigation. Sheriff Steve Cox said two juveniles were detained late Friday night after authorities were summoned to Hedrick […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office was dispatched to two separate incidents originating at or close to a business in the 16,000 block of Highway K near Chula. He says one incident involved multiple individuals in an altercation. Information is being gathered on the identities of those involved as well as statements. Cox […]
It may be 2018, but that hasn’t slowed the office of the Livingston County Sheriff who has remained busy the first two weeks of the new year. Chief Deputy Claypole was flagged down on Ryan Lane east of Mitchell Road. A citizen had found a semi driver out of the vehicle and on the ground […]
The Livingston County Sheriff and deputies have been busy with a multitude of investigations and have provided us with updates on arrests as well. The LCSO began an investigation in Chula regarding a report that a large prescription of pain pills were stolen from a residence. Investigation continues. The department investigated a reported domestic disturbance […]
A traffic stop west of Chillicothe last Friday led to the arrest of two individuals. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports deputies arrested 22-year-old Jonathan Kristopher Scheidt and 21-year-old Sommer Ann Brewster on drug charges after Chief Deputy Michael Claypole checked their vehicle going 90 miles per hour in a 65 zone on eastbound U. […]
Sheriff Steve Cox has announced the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department has a new full-time deputy. John Stafford was hired as a road patrol deputy and began his duties on November 01, 2017. Deputy Stafford has an outstanding resume, work history, and life-long dedication to serving this country, Kansas City, and now Livingston County. Sheriff Cox […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox and his staff have been busy throughout the month of October with investigations and incidents. Several arrests are also in his report. A registered Sex Offender Violation Investigation has taken place on an area offender for allegedly refusing to list accurate vehicle and address information on the required registration forms. […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office reports a local citizen has reported being victimized by an online scam. The individual reported wanting to purchase an item for $2,500 as advertised on Craigslist. Sheriff Steve Cox says the reported seller conned the citizen into believing the seller was about to be deployed in the military and was […]
A recent traffic stop in Livingston County resulted in the arrest of an Avalon man. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports deputies reported seeing a male suspect driving a vehicle who had a revoked or suspended driver’s license and was accompanied by another adult male. He says this led to Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and Detective […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office is seeking public assistance on a burglary and stealing in the Mooresville area. Sheriff Steve Cox reports the sheriff’s office began an investigation Tuesday of the burglary and theft at a building in the 20 hundred block of LIV 408. Cox reports the burglar or burglars forced entry into the […]
The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office received court orders to transport the following individuals to the Missouri Department of Corrections to serve a sentence or attend an in-house program: Timothy Anderson, 62, Dawn – Probation Violation – DWI – CODS Donald Korona, 42, Buckner – Possession of Controlled Substance – 5 years Tiffany L. Midgyett, 27, Chillicothe […]
