On August 8, 2023 into August 9, 2023, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of
a burglary and motor vehicle thefts in the Town of Darien.
Genesee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded, taking reports and disseminating information about the stolen vehicles, which included a tractor and two pickup trucks.
On August 8, 2023, one of the pickup trucks, which had been hauling a trailer, was located parked roadside in the Town of Darien. On August 9, 2023, the other stolen pickup truck was reported to be eastbound on State Route 20 in the Town of Darien. The pickup truck was located by patrols including Genesee County Sheriff’s Investigators and a New York State Police Investigator on State Route 20 in the Town of Pavilion.
The suspect, Larry L. Keene, 52, of Binghamton, NY, was allegedly operating the stolen pickup truck. He was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Genesee County Jail pending arraignment.
The investigation found that on August 8, 2023, Keene allegedly entered multiple buildings on a residential property, attempted to enter a residence and stole a tractor as well as other items from inside of a barn.
Keene is charged with attempted burglary in the second Degree, a class D felony, burglary in the third degree (2 Counts), a class D felony, grand larceny in the third degree, a class D felony, criminal mischief in the second degree, a class D felony and criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree, a class D felony.
Keene was arraigned in the Genesee County CAP Court by the Honorable J. Nenni, and was
remanded to the Genesee County Jail due to having two or more previous felony convictions.
Following Keene’s arrest, a continuing search of the area resulted in locating and recovering the
tractor, which had been abandoned in the Town of Darien.
The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Division and Criminal Investigation Division
conducted the investigation with assistance from the New York State Police and members of the
public.