The Seneca Co. Sheriff’s Office reports that Investigators arrested RaShawn D. Hightower,31, formerly of 341 W. Kennedy St in Syracuse on the charges of Grand Larceny 3rd degree (class D Felony) and 5 counts of Offering a False Instrument for Filing 1st degree (class E felony). It is alleged that while Hightower was employed at the Waterloo Premium Outlet Mall that Hightower made 5 false transactions on a company computer and passed merchandise past the point of sale on numerous occasions between 11/15/17 and 11/30/17. The estimated loss is valued in excess of $3400.
Investigators learned in the course of the investigation that Hightower relocated to Brooklyn N.Y. in early 2018 and obtained an arrest warrant for Hightower. On 1/21/2018 Hightower was arrested on unrelated charges in Brooklyn N.Y. and after appearing in court there, Hightower was extradited from Brooklyn N.Y. by the Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol division and returned to the Seneca Co. Jail to be arraigned in the CAP Court.
Hightower was arraigned in Cap Court in front of Justice Duffy on 1/24/19 and released on $500 cash bail and a date to appear in Junius Town Court was set.
Seneca County
Sheriff
New York