The man accused of embezzling $71,000 from the Greater Canandaigua Civic Center will appear in Canandaigua City Court at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24 for a preliminary hearing.
Michael Cronin, 48, the former executive director at the Civic Center, was charged Friday morning with grand larceny. He allegedly wrote checks to himself, took money from a savings account, and allegedly would say money was deposited before keeping it for himself, said Canandaigua city police.
A number of members in the community use the facility — at 250 N. Bloomfield Road in Canandaigua — including groups from Canandaigua Academy. The Civic Center is also used for recreational hockey leagues and ice skating.
Canandaigua Academy’s varsity hockey team uses the Civic Center for its games and practices. Andy Thomas, the community relations coordinator for the Canandaigua City School District, said Cronin’s arrest shouldn’t affect the upcoming hockey season.
“We’re hoping to have a hockey season that is normal this coming winter,” Thomas said.
In the past, the school district has contributed money to use the rink. According to Thomas, the ice-time budget for the upcoming school year is $21,000. The school district picks up about $14,000 of that figure, Thomas said. He added that the program also receives about $7,500 from the Booster program.
Cronin — a Victor High School graduate — worked at the Civic Center from 2007 to July 2012.
Canandaigua city police had been investigating the case for about a month, said Sgt. Scott Kadien. It is not believed that Cronin had any accomplices, Kadien added.
The man accused of embezzling $71,000 from the Greater Canandaigua Civic Center will appear in Canandaigua City Court at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 24 for a preliminary hearing.
Michael Cronin, 48, the former executive director at the Civic Center, was charged Friday morning with grand larceny. He allegedly wrote checks to himself, took money from a savings account, and allegedly would say money was deposited before keeping it for himself, said Canandaigua city police.
A number of members in the community use the facility — at 250 N. Bloomfield Road in Canandaigua — including groups from Canandaigua Academy. The Civic Center is also used for recreational hockey leagues and ice skating.
Canandaigua Academy’s varsity hockey team uses the Civic Center for its games and practices. Andy Thomas, the community relations coordinator for the Canandaigua City School District, said Cronin’s arrest shouldn’t affect the upcoming hockey season.
“We’re hoping to have a hockey season that is normal this coming winter,” Thomas said.
In the past, the school district has contributed money to use the rink. According to Thomas, the ice-time budget for the upcoming school year is $21,000. The school district picks up about $14,000 of that figure, Thomas said. He added that the program also receives about $7,500 from the Booster program.
Cronin — a Victor High School graduate — worked at the Civic Center from 2007 to July 2012.
Canandaigua city police had been investigating the case for about a month, said Sgt. Scott Kadien. It is not believed that Cronin had any accomplices, Kadien added.
