Bloodhound Locates Man Accused Of Stealing Car

LIVINGSTON, NY — State troopers in Columbia County used a bloodhound Wednesday to find an upstate man who was accused of stealing a car in Westchester County. Police said Calvin Lipscomb, 24, of Camillus, Onondaga County, was charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, second-degree criminal impersonation and reckless driving, misdemeanors, and numerous vehicle and traffic law charges.

Shortly after 11 p.m., police said Lipscomb was stopped by a trooper for speeding on State Route 82 in Livingston.

After providing a false ID card, police said he sped away and led troopers on a chase that ended on Spring Road in Livingston.

At that point, Lipscomb got out of the car, which had been stolen from Westchester County, and fled on foot.

Trooper Justin Bell and his K-9 bloodhound Tilly responded to the scene and, with the assistance of Investigator Brendan Filli and other patrols, tracked Lipscomb for 3 miles.

He was subsequently found hiding in the rafters of a barn on Blue Valley Road in Livingston.

Lipscomb was taken into custody without further incident.

Captain David Kolb, zone commander in Columbia County, commended the patrols for locating Lipscomb.

"The suspect was not from the local area, had no idea where he was, and the temperatures were in the teens," he said.

Kolb said Bell and his partner Tilly are excellent at tracking and through the team effort the incident was resolved with on one being hurt.

Lipscomb was processed at the Livingston barracks, arraigned in Claverack Court and sent to the Columbia County Jail on bail.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by Columbia County Sheriff's Office patrols.

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