Arias
ELLENVILLE – Police in Ellenville arrested an Ellenville man in connection with a series of larcenies from 12 vehicles in the village during the early morning hours on Saturday, October 28. The crimes occurred in and around Lincoln Street, Washington Avenue and Dewitt Street. Additional incidents occurred in the afternoon hours of Monday, October 30 and Tuesday, October 31 in the parking lot of Ellenville Central School.
Police say Ranson Arias, 17, was checking all the car doors and if they were unlocked, he would enter and steal whatever was inside.
On Halloween evening, while on routine patrol, two Ellenville Police officers spotted a suspect wearing the same clothing and matching the description from videos that were obtained during the investigation. Officers stopped him and while being interviewed, they smelled marijuana. A search revealed baggies containing marijuana on him. He was arrested and brought to the police station where he was interviewed regarding the larcenies. He later confessed to committing all of the reported cases and led police to some of the property that was taken during the crimes.
Arias was charged with three counts of felony grand larceny, four counts each of petit larceny and attempted petit larceny, 11 counts of trespass and one count of unlawful possession of marijuana. He was sent to the Ulster County Jail in lieu of $2,500 cash bail.
