Crime & Safety
Poughkeepsie Woman Accused Of Stealing Car, Trading It In
Police said she forged a title for the car she allegedly stole.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — A Poughkeepsie woman was arrested Monday for stealing a car and tradi it in for a new one. State Police said there were contacted by a Rome, Oneida County, man in January who reported that an acquaintance had traded in his 2001 Mercedes Benz at a Poughkeepsie car dealership without his permission.
An investigation found that Victoria R. Serino, 26, allegedly possessed a forged title for the Mercedes and submitted an application to the Department of Motor Vehicles for a new title in her name.
After she received the title, she allegedly traded the Mercedes in for a 2016 Mazda.
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Serino was arrested and charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, fourth-degree grand larceny and first-degree falsifying business records, all felonies.
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She was arraigned in the Village of Wappingers Falls Court and released on her own recognizance and is scheduled to return to court May 9.
Photo caption: Victoria R. Serino. Photo credit: NYSP.
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