Thursday, October 27, 2011

Wedding guest pilfered pocketbooks at reception, cops say.


PUTNAM VALLEY - A Yonkers woman faces felony larceny charges after she stole items from the pocketbooks of women at a wedding reception where she was a guest, police said.
Deputies responded to the reception at the Lake Peekskill Community Center in Putnam Valley about 10 p.m. Saturday after several guests reported that items, including credit cards, cash, cosmetics and a cell phone, were missing from their purses, police said.
When Deputy John Cihanek responded, several guests pointed out a woman they suspected of stealing the items, police said.
Investigators James Babcock and John Alfano determined that Elsa Rivera, 54, of 33 Lockwood Ave., Yonkers, was responsible.
Police recovered the stolen items and charged her with fourth-degree grand larceny, a felony. She was sent to the Putnam County jail on $15,000 cash bail.
Police said they consulted with the Putnam County District Attorney's Office and plan to lodge nine additional counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and two misdemeanors counts of petty larceny against Rivera at her next court appearance.
(lohud.com)

No comments: