Crime & Safety
Brewster Man Charged With Burglary
He also gave false information when cops issued traffic tickets, they say.
SOUTHEAST, NY — A Brewster man is accused of burglary and falsifying business records.
On May 12, 2018, state troopers responded to Allview Avenue in the town of Southeast to help a victim reporting a residential burglary.
On May 14, state police arrested Sergio O. Soto Miguel, 21.
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He is charged with two counts of Burglary in the 2nd degree, class C felonies, and two counts of Falsifying Business Records, in the 2nd degree, class A misdemeanors.
Police said the investigation conducted by Troopers and SP Brewster Investigators found Soto Miguel had committed two burglaries in the area, and stolen over $8,000 in U.S. currency. They also allege that Soto Miguel had been issued two uniform traffic tickets by the State Police, and he used false information to avoid prosecution.
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Soto Miguel was arraigned before the town of Southeast Court, and sent to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $3,000 cash bail or $6,000 bond.
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