Arrest Made in Kerhonkson Crime Wave
Troop F Commander
On August 4th, 2015, the members of the New York State Police, Troop F, at SP Ellenville, announce the arrest of a SHAUN P VANDYKE and KELLY A CIOTO for multiple burglaries and other crimes in the Towns of Rochester and Wawarsing N.Y.
Shaun P. Vandyke, age 24, and Kelly A. Cioto, age 34, are both of Markel Rd Kerhonkson, New York. Shaun P. Vandyke was charged with 2 counts of Burglary in the Second Degree , 2 counts of Conspiracy in the Third Degree, 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree, Criminal Mischief in the Third Degree and Petit Larceny. Kelly A. Cioto was charged with 2 counts of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the First Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree.
The New York State Police conducted an investigation into multiple burglaries and larcenies on Markel Road over the past several weeks in Kerhonkson NY. During the course of the investigation it was gleaned that Shaun P. Vandyke had directed a fifteen and thirteen year old, both with mental disabilities, to commit burglaries and larcenies on Markel Road. Vandyke then sold some of the stolen property and had the handicapped juveniles destroy and discard some of the other stolen property. Several of the stolen items were recovered by police. The juveniles were also instructed to steal license plates off a neighborhood car which Vandyke placed on his unregistered motor vehicle to drive around locally. Stolen property was recovered from the residence of Vandyke and Cioto as well as from local pawn shops where Vandyke sold some of the proceeds from the crimes.
On August 3rd, 2015 a trailer in the Town of Wawarsing had been fired upon and one bullet struck the front window and exited through the rear of the residence. The investigation revealed the Shaun Vandyke had fired a shot from a rifle at the residence. The home belonged to a female who Vandyke had a personal grudge with. The weapon was recovered at the residence of Vandyke. No one was injured during the incident.
Shaun P. Vandyke and Kelly A. Cioto were arrested and processed at SP Ellenville. Both were arraigned in the Town of Rochester Court before Town Albert Babcock and remanded to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $75,000.00 cash or $150,000.00 bond for Vandyke and $1,000.00 cash or $2,000.00 bond for Cioto to reappear in the Town of Rochester Court on August 5th, 2015 at 6:00pm.
