BEACON – A Hopewell Junction man has been committed to the Dutchess County Jail after being charged with 13 counts related to the thefts of catalytic converters in the City of Beacon.
Dylan Brooks, 22, had been stopped around 11 p.m. on December 14, 2022 after a report of a man stealing those devices from cars in the Metro-North train station.
Police said Brooks, who is currently on probation, was driving on a suspended license, his vehicle was unregistered, uninspected and had switched Connecticut plates.
Following an investigation, he was charged on Wednesday with four counts of criminal possession of stolen property, four counts of criminal mischief, two counts each of grand larceny and petit larceny, and one count of auto stripping.
