SP Poughkeepsie – Pleasant Valley woman arrested after stealing from her employer
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robert C. Gregory
Troop K Commander
PRESS RELEASE
Pleasant Valley, New York – On September 29, 2017 the State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks arrested Danielle R. Lessner, age 21, of Pleasant Valley, for Grand Larceny in the 3rd Degree, a Class D Felony, and Falsifying Business Records in the 1st Degree, a Class E Felony.
On September 28, 2017 Troopers investigated a report of theft from the Smokes 4 Less, on North Avenue in Pleasant Valley. Investigation determined that Lessner took merchandise and scanned the items as returned in the register. Lessner then stole the money credited for each return, which amounted to over $5,000.
Lessner was arraigned before the Town of Pleasant Valley Court and remanded to the Dutchess County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail or $5,000 bond. Lessner is next scheduled to appear before the Pleasant Valley Justice Court on October 4, 2017, at 5:00 PM.
