Crime & Safety
Peekskill Man Charged With Stealing Scrap Metal: Police
Police said the theft took place in March.
YORKTOWN, NY — Allegedly stolen scrap metal led to the arrest of a Peekskill man Aug. 23 in Yorktown. Police said Jeremiah J. Jones, 35, of Marion Avenue in Peekskill was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony. A Yorktown police officer was sent on March 16 to check out a theft from Tompkins Garage.
The investigation found that an unknown male had stolen the scrap metal worth about $1,420 from the garage around 11:19 p.m. March 11, police said. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)
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The suspect was identified as Jeremiah J. Jones, and police contacted him.
Jones voluntarily turned himself in at police headquarters Aug. 23 and he was placed under arrest.
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He was processed on the charge and released $100 bail
Jones is due back in Yorktown Town Court Sept. 26.
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