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West Virginia woman arrested for burglary in Yates Co.

BARRINGTON, N.Y. (WENY) -- A burglary suspect is now in custody following an arrest in Yates County.
According to the Yates County Sheriff's Office, 56-year-old Sheila Swarthout was taken into custody on February 2nd after authorities responded to a report of a suspicious person near a home in the Town of Barrington. Swarthout is listed as a resident of Ashford, West Virginia, but she is formerly of Rock Stream, N.Y.
The Sheriff's Office said investigators have since connected Swarthout to a series of home burglaries that occurred during the summer of 2024. Following her arrest, Swarthout was transported to the Yates County Public Safety Building, where she was charged and held for arraignment.