by Yvonne Keefe , Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office
The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of Seth W. Sharpe, age 28, of Petersburgh, and Elijah Wilson, age 60, of Leeds, MA. After a week long investigation into a reported Grand Larceny that occurred on Tamarac Road in the Town of Brunswick, the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office arrested the two subjects who are allegedly involved in a number of reported crimes.
Investigators located a suspect vehicle on Route 7 and conducted a traffic stop. Two suspects were taken into custody regarding a burglary from the week of October 5 in Brunswick. Subsequently, after further investigation, it was discovered that Sharpe and Wilson had just left the scene of an unreported burglary in the Town of Pittstown.
Seth W. Sharpe was charged with Burglary 3rd Degree, Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and Criminal Mischief 3rd Degree. Elijah Wilson was charged with Burglary 3rd Degree. Some of the items stolen were copper, weights, a TV, tools and a computer.
Both were arraigned before the Honorable Judge Kronau and remanded to the Rensselaer County Jail without bail.
Additional charges are expected to be filed. Both subjects have outstanding warrants in other jurisdictions. The pair was scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Brunswick Town Court on November 4.
If anyone has any information regarding these incidents, they are asked to contact Sergeant Shane J. Holcomb at 518-266-1981.
This message is being sent in our endeavor to keep the public informed of recent activity in local neighborhoods. Authorities have urged residents to keep an eye on their neighborhoods and to call police if they see anything suspicious.