Two men are in custody after an alert neighbor on Weatherwax Road in Oakfield spotted a possible burglary in progress this morning and called in a description of the vehicle as it left the scene.
A Town of Oakfield worker heard the description of the red Dodge Dakota on his radio and spotted the vehicle as it turned from Route 262, heading south on Route 63, and contacted dispatchers. He or another witness reported the vehicle turned onto Galloway Road.
Within minutes, troopers Holly Hansell and Stephen Kosowski were on scene and stopped the vehicle on South Pearl and Batavia Oakfield Townline roads.
Taken into custody on suspicion of burglary in the third degree were Steven Mullen, 25, of 3035 Maple Ave., Oakfield, and Robert Propst, 31, of 9 Raymond St., Batavia.
Mullen was jailed on $10,000 bail and Propst is being held pending arraignment in Genesee County Court.
02B2283 Inmate Name PROPST,
02B2283
Inmate Name PROPST, ROBERT J
Sex MALE
Date of Birth 05/20/1980
Race / Ethnicity WHITE
Custody Status DISCHARGED
Housing Releasing Facility AUBURN
Date Received (Original) 11/05/2002
Date Received (Current) 07/21/2009
Admission Type
County of Commitment GENESEE
Latest Release Date / Type (Released Inmates Only) 05/11/10 DISCH - MAXIMUM EXPIRATION
Crimes of Conviction
If all 4 crime fields contain data, there may be additional crimes not shown here. In this case, the crimes shown here are those with the longest sentences.
As of 02/17/12 Crime Class
ATT ROBBERY 2ND D
ATT BURGLARY 2ND D
Sentence Terms and Release Dates
Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate.
As of 02/17/12 Aggregate Minimum Sentence 0000 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Aggregate Maximum Sentence 0005 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Earliest Release Date
Earliest Release Type
Parole Hearing Date
Parole Hearing Type FULL MAXIMUM
Parole Eligibility Date
Conditional Release Date NONE
Maximum Expiration Date 05/11/2010
Maximum Expiration Date for Parole Supervision
Post Release Supervision Maximum Expiration Date 05/11/2010
06B0613 Inmate Name MULLEN,
06B0613
Inmate Name MULLEN, STEVEN A
Sex MALE
Date of Birth 01/26/1987
Race / Ethnicity WHITE
Custody Status RELEASED
Housing Releasing Facility GOWANDA
Date Received (Original) 03/02/2006
Date Received (Current) 01/05/2010
Admission Type
County of Commitment GENESEE
Latest Release Date / Type (Released Inmates Only) 10/29/10 PAROLE DIV OF PAROLE
Crimes of Conviction
If all 4 crime fields contain data, there may be additional crimes not shown here. In this case, the crimes shown here are those with the longest sentences.
As of 02/17/12 Crime Class
SEXUAL ABUSE 1ST D
Sentence Terms and Release Dates
Under certain circumstances, an inmate may be released prior to serving his or her minimum term and before the earliest release date shown for the inmate.
As of 02/17/12 Aggregate Minimum Sentence 0000 Years, 00 Months, 00 Days
Aggregate Maximum Sentence 0002 Years, 06 Months, 00 Days
Earliest Release Date
Earliest Release Type
Parole Hearing Date 08/2010
Parole Hearing Type RELEASE CONDITIONS
Parole Eligibility Date
Conditional Release Date NONE
Maximum Expiration Date 06/04/2011
Maximum Expiration Date for Parole Supervision
Post Release Supervision Maximum Expiration Date 06/04/2011
Steven Mullen on the sex
Steven Mullen on the sex offender
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/SomsSUBDirectory/offenderDetails.jsp…
http://thebatavian.com/howard
http://thebatavian.com/howard-owens/law-and-order-registered-sex-offend…
Do you think the guy wasn't
Do you think the guy wasn't wearing a shirt when he was arrested or that he took it off to make his mugshot look "cooler?"
So "happy" to see our local
So "happy" to see our local law enforcement finally found the time to do something! Congrats to the New York State Parole Board for their insightfulness to allow these guys early release.Maybe if these agencies were not spending time covering for their apparent shortcomings, they would exert more effort to rid our communties of miscreants.
Yeah, it's the cops' fault
Yeah, it's the cops' fault there are criminals. Geesh.
I wonder if they have my
I wonder if they have my stuff that was stolen out my car in Oakfield
No Howard....not the point of
No Howard....not the point of my observation. I am merely pointing out that the Parole Board has a tendency to allow these repeat felons early release under supervision and then do not closely monitor their "activities". I have repeatedly attempted to notify various entities of continual "bad acts" of which nothing is ever done. Point of fact: Look at the conduct of recent in Corfu with "law enforcement"!!! They now want to lay blame on someone that was concerned about possible wrongdoing. My personal gratitude to Mr. Peterson for his courage. Maybe...just maybe a good long hard look of activities of others involved may lead to criminal charges, even though they may hold a position in "law enforcement".
Paul, neither of these guys
Paul,
neither of these guys were on parole. see the maximum expiration date on thier DOC file. Steve Mullen's parole expired on 6/4/2011 and Rob Propst was held in state prison and "maxed out" (meaning he did the entire sentence and would not have been on parole.
I agree with Howard, "Geesh", sounds like blaming the system (cops/parole/court) for the criminal behavior!
Kudo's to the good citizens who helped law enforcement out on this one!