Dutchess Woman Charged With Grand Larceny

Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports the arrest of a Dutchess County woman on a charge of grand larceny.

On January 8, 2016 at approximately 9:35 p.m., a Carmel woman reported a larceny of jewelry from her residence. The case was turned over to the Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI). Members of BCI conducted an investigation and developed a suspect identified as Erica Turner, 33, of 29 Spring Street, Wappingers Falls, New York. On February 24, 2016, Ms. Turner was arrested and charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree, a felony. She was arraigned before Town of Southeast justice Richard Vercollone and committed to the Putnam County Correctional Facility in lieu of $1,000.00 cash bail or $2,000.00 bond pending a future appearance in the Town of Carmel Justice Court to answer the charge.

If found guilty of the felony charge, the defendant could face up to four years in a New York State Correctional Facility and a fine of up to $5,000.00.