LIBERTY — On January 24, 2026, officers from the Village of Liberty Police Department responded to a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Chestnut Street and North Main Street.

Investigating officers determined that an unidentified individual operated a Toyota Tundra in a reckless manner at the intersection of Chestnut Street and North Main Street by rapidly accelerating through the intersection, ultimately striking a parked vehicle. The Toyota then fled the scene. 

Further investigation resulted in officers identifying the operator and obtaining an arrest warrant for Allen Leroy, 34 of Livingston Manor. 

On March 30, 2026, with the assistance of the New York State Police Leroy was located and taken into custody without incident. Leroy was charged with the following offenses, all misdemeanors. 

• Leaving the scene of a property damage motor vehicle accident 
• Reckless Driving 
• Criminal Mischief in the Fourth Degree 
• Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle 

Further investigation revealed that LeRoy was also a wanted fugitive out of the State of Florida on felony charges including: 

• Possession of a weapon or ammo by a state felon
• Resisting Officer/Obstruction without violence
• Battery touch or strike

Leroy was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail pending an extradition hearing.

Criminal charges are merely allegations that a defendant has committed violations of the criminal law, and as such they are not evidence of guilt. All defendants have a presumption of innocence and are entitled to a fair trial, during which it will be the burden of the State of New York to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.