Crime & Safety
Clinton Man Faces Burglary, Assault, Theft Charges
Police said the man had broken into a business and the owners were trying to detain him.
PLEASANT VALLEY, NY — A 18-year-old Dutchess County man has been accused of burglarizing a business and assaulting one of its owners. State police said Kyle G. Ostrom, 18, of Clinton, was charged with third-degree burglary, second-degree assault and fourth-degree grand larceny, all felonies.
Troopers responded around 9 a.m. May 7 to South Road and Main Street in the Town of Pleasant Valley for a fight in progress.
An investigation found that Ostrom had broken into the business and the owners were trying to detain him.
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Police said Ostrom struck one of the owners in the head with a rock before they arrived on the scene.
It was also determined that Ostrom had used stolen credit cards from a prior incident, police said.
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He was arraigned in the Town of Pleasant Valley Court and sent to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bail or $30,000 bond.
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