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The incident occurred in Sullivan County on Sunday, Oct. 27, in Monticello.
According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, Lindsay Houck, age 28, was arrested early in the morning after she stole a 2006 Jeep that was gassing up at the Mobil Station on Raceway Road in Monticello.
Houck allegedly drove the vehicle to the Sheriff’s Office complex on Old Route 17, drove across the lawn and hit a fire hydrant. Chaboty said she was eventually caught near the Center for Discovery in Harris when the vehicle became disabled with a blown tire.
She was charged with:
- Grand larceny
- Criminal possession of stolen property
- DWI
Under New York’s bail reform law, Houck was issued an appearance ticket and released.
On Monday, Oct. 28, at about 8:15 am, the Sheriff’s Office was called to a report of a woman trying to steal a car at King’s Auto at 76 East Broadway in Monticello, Chaboty said.
At the scene, deputies found Houck behind the wheel of a 1964 Chevrolet pickup truck. When they placed her in custody, she was trying to start the vehicle.
She was charged with grand larceny and trespass and remanded to the Sullivan County Jail in place of $5,000 bail.
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