Kimball
Nance
CANAAN – Two men have been arrested by State Police from the New
Lebanon barracks following a crime spree that appears to have been committed
by two men who were taken into custody in Columbia County.
Jonathan Kimball, 31, and Steven Nance, 46, were both charged with criminal
possession of stolen property and grand larceny, both as felonies following
the theft of two vehicles and a dog.
Troopers said a tow truck that was stolen in Barnsville, Pennsylvania,
ran a red light at the intersection of Routes 22 and 295 in the Town of
Canaan at 1:30 in the morning on Tuesday, August 8 and struck a 2008 Chevy
Blazer.
Kimball, who was driving the stolen tow truck, placed it in reverse in
an attempt to flee the scene and struck another vehicle that was parked
unattended in a parking lot.
Both Kimball and Vance, who was in the vehicle with him, fled on foot;
Nance was located and taken into custody.
A pit bull dog left behind in the tow truck was determined to have been
stolen from a person in Montgomery, Alabama.
While investigating the incident, police were notified that another vehicle
had been stolen near the scene of the accident and later recovered by
Pittsfield, Massachusetts Police.
At about 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, State Police received a report of a person
fitting Kimball’s description being seen in the area of Routes 295
and 22. A search, which included troopers, a State Police helicopter and
K-9 units from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office located Kimball
five hours later as he walked down Route 22.
Troopers are coordinating with law enforcement authorities in Alabama,
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and New York as they investigate this crime
spree.
Nance was remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $10,000 cash
bail or $20,000 bond while Kimball was committed on $10,000 cash bail
or $25,000 bond.
