Items stolen from unlocked cars
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Tuesday (June 18) that it has received reports during recent weeks of items being taken from unlocked vehicles throughout the county, including in Philipstown.
The agency said that a deputy was dispatched on June 8 to a residence on Lurch Lane to investigate the report of a stolen vehicle. According to the owner, the vehicle was left unlocked with the keys inside.
The vehicle was found later that day abandoned in the Town of Fishkill; the sheriff’s office said it may have been used to commit larcenies from other vehicles.
On Monday morning, the sheriff also received reports from residents in the Jaycox Road area that items had been removed overnight from unlocked vehicles.
In Mahopac, police on Monday reported that thieves overnight had taken items from unlocked vehicles in the South Lake and North Lake communities.
