Police Charge Local Handyman With $192,000 Heist From Downtown Ramsey Restaurant

As local heists go, the theft of a safe containing $192,000 from a restaurant in downtown Ramsey is pretty considerable.

Police said Craig Lannin, 57, a construction worker who’s lived in town all his life, stole the safe on Nov. 28 while working at Bici, a modern Italian restaurant on East Main Street.
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Jerry DeMarco

12/14/2023 12:40 a.m.

Police said they didn’t have to go far to find it, either.

Craig Lannin, 57, a construction worker who’s lived in town all his life, stole it on Nov. 28 while working at Bici, a modern Italian restaurant on East Main Street, Ramsey Police Detective Jaclyn Sabatelli said.

Lannin, who records show had prior arrests, lives a mile and a half due north of downtown.

Police charged him with theft and criminal mischief and released him pending court action.

Police Chief Brian Lyman thanked “all those involved in bringing this case to a swift and positive conclusion.”

He didn’t elaborate.

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