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Alleged Oakfield truck thief given stiff bail

By Howard B. Owens

A man with a lengthy criminal record will need to come up with $250,000 if he wants to get out of Genesee County jail while waiting for his criminal case on a stolen truck charge to proceed.

Judge Robert Noonan said grand larceny, 3rd, charge normally warrants a chance for a defendant to make bail, but given the criminal record of Carl Rivers, a pretty stiff bail or bond is in order.

Rivers can either post $250,000 cash or get a bond for $500,000, Noonan said.

The tall, lanky defendant, dressed in orange jail garb and shackles, was clearly not pleased in court today when Noonan issued the bail order. He flipped his head and shoulders back and made a kind of clucking sound.

Prior to imposing bail, Noonan read a bit of his criminal history -- five felony convictions in New York and criminal convictions in four other states, Noonan said.

Assistant District Attorney Kevin Fennel said Rivers has a history of not following release orders when he has been let out of jail.

On March 19, a pickup truck in Oakfield was reportedly stolen and Rivers is the suspect.

George Richardson

"He flipped his head and shoulders back and made a kind of clucking sound."
It seems like the video camera is never running when the really good stuff happens.

Apr 22, 2010, 12:57pm Permalink
Doug Yeomans

HAHA Howard, like he expected another break?

From the NYS Inmate website: http://nysdocslookup.docs.state.ny.us/

BURGLARY 3RD D
ATT FORGERY 2ND E
GRAND LARCENY - NOT AUTO 4TH E
ATT FORGERY 2ND E

Several of these charges were filed in separate crimes going back to 1988. I found 3 different DIN's for Carl Rivers.

DIN (Department Identification Number) 88B1735
DIN (Department Identification Number) 90C1289
DIN (Department Identification Number) 96B2633

Apr 22, 2010, 2:14pm Permalink

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