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$260K Stolen From Capital Region Victim's Bank Account By Power Of Attorney, Police Say
A man from the region tasked with looking after the finances of another is facing charges after allegedly stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from them.
Saratoga County resident Ivan Gerdwagen, age 65, of Saratoga Springs, was arrested Sunday, April 16, following an investigation by New York State Police.
It came days after troopers were first contacted with a complaint that over $260,000 was missing from the victim’s bank account, according to police.
Investigators determined that Gerdwagen, who was acting as the victim’s power of attorney, stole the money between August 2022 and J…
Man Steals Over $150K From Victim In Region, Police Say
A Hudson Valley man faces larceny charges after allegedly stealing more than $150,000 from a victim in Northern Westchester.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, around 4 p.m., a victim alerted police in Yorktown that a man had stolen a total of $160,000 from him on two occasions under false pretenses, according to Yorktown Police.
Officers then began an investigation into the incident and identified the suspect as 36-year-old Anthony Savino of Mahopac. Following this, the department tried numerous times to contact him but was unsuccessful.
Two days later on Monday, Feb. 20, Savino was …
Man Charged With Stealing More Than $50K In Cash, Checks From Vehicle In Capital Region
Police have charged a New York City man who was apprehended upstate with stealing more than $50,000 from a vehicle parked at a Northern Westchester County business.
On Saturday, Oct. 15, at around 3:30 p.m., police were called to a business in Yorktown on Saw Mill River Road to investigate a report from a victim that $42,000 in cash and $10,000 in payroll checks had been stolen from their parked vehicle, according to Yorktown Police.
Police eventually identified a suspect and a vehicle associated with the theft, and on Oct. 28 around 6 p.m., police in the Albany area pulled over…
