TARRYTOWN, NY — Two Bronx men have admitted to stealing mail from a Tarrytown mailbox. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. said Sean Dash, 21, and Jade Williams, 19, both from the Bronx, pleaded guilty to one count each of third-degree criminal possession of stolen property, a felony.
They are scheduled to be sentenced May 31.
Scarpino said that, around 2:35 a.m. May 18, 2018, Tarrytown police said they saw Dash acting suspiciously in front of a mailbox located just blocks from the post office.
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Williams was in a vehicle acting as a lookout, police said.
When police investigated, they said a "garbage bag" full of assorted U.S. mail and a U.S. Postal Service mailbox key were found in their car.
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The garbage bag contained mail of 14 separate victims, which had been stolen from a second mailbox located in front of the post office, police said.
One victim was the Village of Tarrytown School District, which had $44,380.91 worth of checks in the mail.
Tarrytown police arrested the pair.
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Photo caption: From left, Sean Dash and Jade Williams. Photo credit: Westchester County District Attorney's Office.
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