Of Interest: Feb. 8, 2012

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February 8, 2012

Anonymous Press-Republican The Press Republican Wed Feb 08, 2012, 02:28 AM EST

PLATTSBURGH —

Clinton Co. Sheriff's Office investigating lost restaurant money

The Clinton County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where a substantial amount of money was lost at a restaurant on Cornelia Street on Dec. 24, 2011. The money was turned in by the individual who found it. The Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate the owner of the money, so that it can be returned to them. Anyone who may have lost the money, or may have any information is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 565-4340.

Peruvian arrested at Champlain border CHAMPLAIN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations arrested Aldo Contreras Liberati, 43, of Peru, South America, on Sunday aboard a commercial bus at the Champlain Port of Entry. According to a Department of Homeland Security press release, Contreras Liberati presented the patrol with an Italian passport of a 43-year-old man born in Peru and bearing Contreras Liberati's photo. Border Patrol later determined that the Peru man used the false identity as a cover due to being wanted in Peru for charges of sexual acts with a child. He was arraigned in federal court on Monday and faces charges of reproduction or fraud of citizenship documents and sexual acts with a child. Once proceedings are completed in the United States, Contreras Liberati will be extradited to Peru.