Crime & Safety
NC Man Arrested In NY With Stolen Car: Police
Police initially stopped the man for a vehicle and traffic violation.
WOODBURY, NY — State police arrested a North Carolina man for allegedly stealing a car. Jacob C. Hawks, 19, of Winston Salem, North Carolina, was charged with fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony, and vehicle and traffic violations.
Police said that, around 11:20 a.m. Oct. 20, a car was stopped on I-87 in the Town of Woodbury for a vehicle and traffic violation.
It was determined that the vehicle was reported stolen by the Davie County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina on Oct. 15, police said.
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Hawks was taken into custody and processed at the Newburgh barracks.
He was arraigned in the Town of Woodbury Court and sent to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $4,500 bail or $9,000 bond.
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A return court cate of Oct. 25 was set for the Town of Woodbury Court.
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