Boy Steals Laptops After Mohegan Lake Home Break-In, Police Say

An 11-year-old boy was arrested and charged after allegedly stealing two laptops from a home in Mohegan Lake on Friday.

An 11-year-old boy was arrested and charged after allegedly stealing two laptops from a home on Ellis Street on Friday.
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09/06/2017 6:00 a.m.

The boy was charged with juvenile delinquency, with the underlying charge of criminal possession of stolen property, a Class E felony.

The boy removed a screen from a ground level window, opened the window and entered the home on Ellis Street, stealing the two laptops, valued at $2,000, Yorktown Police said. While investigating, police found him to be in possession of the two laptops.

He was released to a parent and is due back at the Westchester County Department of Probation on Sept. 12.

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