Three Arrested For Catalytic Converter Thefts In Chestnut Ridge

by Monsey.info

Three men were arrested by the Ramapo Police Department after being caught steeling catalytic converters from school buses in Chestnut Ridge.

On June 16th, 2022 at approximately 3:39am, the Ramapo Police Department received a report of a suspicious vehicle parked on Red Schoolhouse Road in the Village of Chestnut Ridge. Upon further investigation, officers found evidence that unknown parties were in the process of removing catalytic converters from the school buses located at the Chestnut Ridge Transportation facility.

Ramapo Police officers with assistance from the Ramapo Police K9 unit, Rockland County Sheriff’s Department, Montvale PD, Park Ridge PD, Woodcliff Lake PD, and the New York State Police formulated a perimeter and conducted a search of the area. During the course of the search, 3 males were located and arrested.

Two males aged 23 and 22, from Yonkers, N.Y. and the other male aged 21 from the Bronx, N.Y. were charged with the following: Auto Stripping 1st Degree (D-Felony), Criminal Mischief 2nd Degree (D-Felony), Grand Larceny 3rd Degree (D-Felony), Criminal Possession of Stolen Property 3rd Degree (D-Felony), Conspiracy 5th Degree (A-Misdemeanor), Possession of Burglar’s Tools (A-Misdemeanor), and Trespass (Violation).

All three were arraigned in the Village of Chestnut Ridge Court by the Honorable Judge Benedict and released on their own recognizance with a future court date. Montvale Police Department Rockland County Sheriff’s Office Park Ridge Police Department Woodcliff Lake Police Department New York State Police