59-Year-Old Arrested For Stealing Campaign Signs From Yard

PHILIPSTOWN, NY — Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville says that on October 17, around 3:20 p.m., a deputy was dispatched to a home in the Town of Philipstown after a report of the theft of political campaign signs.

The signs were seen being taken from the area of Route 9D near Mandalay Drive by a resident who provided a detailed description of the suspect and his vehicle.

Deputies were able to track the vehicle to a residence in the Village of Cold Spring, where they found the suspect.

After an interview, they arrested a 59-year-old Cold Spring man and charged him with one count of misdemeanor petit larceny. He was processed and released with an appearance ticket in the Town of Philipstown Court.