MONTGOMERY COUNTY, NY – The Montgomery County Sheriff's
Office arrested a woman in connection with a string of purse larcenies on
Friday.
The purse larcenies began in May and deputies allege that
since that date there has been five separate similar occasions. Deputies allege
that 49-year-old Roxanne Sharp, of Broadalbin, entered Amsterdam businesses
where she targeted elderly woman and stole their purses when their shopping
carts were unattended.
Deputies responded to three of the five complaints this week
and a fourth theft on Friday led to Sharp's arrest. She was charged with Grand Larceny 4th
Degree.
Sharpe was arraigned and remanded to the Montgomery County
Correctional Facility on $25,000 cash bail.
Members of the New York State Police and the Saratoga County
Sheriff's Office assisted the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.