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Police Beat: Second arrest made in alleged credit card theft

By Howard B. Owens

Melissa C. Kent, 18, of 131 State St., Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of stolen property, 4th. Kent is accused of being with Kyle Monroe when he made purchases at a local store using an allegedly stolen credit card. Monroe is accused of stealing a credit card from a car on Gateway Drive on June 14.

Juanita Jackson, 53, of 214 Ellicott St., Batavia, is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. While investigating a report of two children fighting, Officer Kevin DeFelice found that a 9-year-old had allegedly been left to care for a 3-year-old. The 3-year-old was reportedly left alone in the house. Jackson was located and arrested.

Annette C. Eleczko, 50, of Gilbert Street, Le Roy, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and failure to dim headlights. Eleczko was stopped at 11:20 p.m., Saturday, on Route 77 in Pembroke by Deputy Patrick Reeves.

Lisa Marie Elmore, 45, of Pearl Street, Batavia, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and failure to dim headlights. Elmore was stopped at 2:37 a.m., Sunday, on Route 33, Batavia, by Deputy Patrick Reeves.

Jamie Lynn Haseley, 25, of 30th Street, Niagara Falls, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater and driving left of pavement markings. Haseley was stopped at 11:06 p.m. on Harlow Road, Darien, by Deputy Kevin McCarthy.

Cheryl Adele Vagg, 53, of Warsaw, is charged with promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana. Vagg was arrested at 3 a.m., Sunday. She was allegedly found to have marijuana in her purse while in Genesee County Jail.

Abram W. Harrison, 21, of Pratt Road, Batavia, is charged with driving while impaired by drugs. Harrison was stopped at 9:57 p.m., Friday, in the Walmart parking lot by Deputy Chad Minuto.

Jarrett Tyler Pietrowski, 21, of Broadway Road, Lancaster, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08 or greater, criminal possession of a controlled substance, improper right turn, failure to keep right. Pietrowski was stopped at 1:40 a.m., Saturday, on Route 20 in Darien by Deputy Patrick Reeves.

Tashara Moore, 28, of Andrews Avenue, Cheektowaga, is charged with petit larceny.  Moore and James Alfred Hicks, 40, of Andrews Avenue, Cheektowaga, were detained by loss prevention officers at Kmart, where they were accused of trying to steal more than $450 in merchandise.

Adam James Robertson, 23, of Pennels Drive, Rochester, is charged with assault, 3rd. Robertson is accused of breaking the arm of another person while attending the Dave Matthews concert at Darien Lake on June 2.

Justin Mathew Forrester, 29, of Evergreen Circle, Fairport, was arrested in Monroe County on a family court warrant and turned over to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.

Robert J. VanPelt, 33, of Council House Road, Alabama, is charged with vehicular assault, 1st, DWI and driving with a BAC of .18 or greater. VanPelt's arrest stems from an investigation into a motor vehicle accident May 2 at 7605 Sandhill Road.

JoAnne Rock

Why isn't Ms. Kent also being charged with endangering the welfare of a child? We all saw the photo of her coming out of the store with a baby on her hip.

Jul 5, 2010, 12:05pm Permalink
George Richardson

"Kent is accused of being with Kyle Monroe when he made purchases at a local store using a stolen credit card."
They caught him because he wore those pants again, didn't he? I don't think he reads The Batavian, or he would have known not to go out in those pants again, ever. He should have sold them on Craigslist, listed under "Funky Retro Pajama Looking Pants." The girl was probably babysitting for some poor dupes.

Jul 5, 2010, 6:47pm Permalink
Autumn Connolly

She was just with the guy that took the card not the one using it and I don't think that is endangering the welfare of a child. Maybe if she left the kid in the car to shop or was on drugs or drinking while the kid was with her.

Jul 6, 2010, 1:46pm Permalink
C D

I find "guilty by association" weak in this case. There's a good chance she didn't know Mr. Monroe was using a stolen credit card.

If that's the case, she's more than likely being coerced to spill every bit of dirt she knows on him to keep herself from ending up in jail/prison.

Jul 6, 2010, 4:26pm Permalink
Robin Taggart

Does anyone remember this man from last Oct? He is the same man who was arrested Oct. 24,2009 for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. He was also arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle from Washington Ave. three times. Or I should say, he was in possession of the key to that car that was stolen. Why is he not in jail already?

Jul 6, 2010, 7:56pm Permalink

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