Crime & Safety
Bail Jumper Found At Rikers Island: Police
Police said the man failed to show up for a court date in 2017.
YORKTOWN, NY — A Putnam Valley man was arrested in Yorktown for jumping bail. Yorktown police said Irving Baisley, 44, of Oscawana Lake Road in Putnam Valley, was charged with third-degree bail jumping, a misdemeanor, and two underlying charges of petit larceny.
On Oct. 25, 2016, Yorktown police arrested Baisley on a charge of petit larceny. On June 1, 2017, he failed to appear for a scheduled court date relating to the petit larceny case, and a bench warrant was subsequently issued.
Yorktown police responded to Rikers Island correctional facilities where Baisley was in custody on unrelated charges July 24.
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He was arrested on the two outstanding bench warrants.
Following processing at Yorktown police headquarters, Baisley was being held pending arraignment.
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