HOMER, N.Y. — New York State Police (SP) in Homer on Wednesday, July 23, arrested a Liverpool woman in connection with the theft of more than 125 items from the Marshalls store in the town of Cortlandville this spring.
The State Police announced that Kimberlee Pontello, age 37, was served two arrest warrants for the Class E felony of grand larceny in the fourth degree.
Pontello was originally stopped on July 23, at 3:11 a.m., by a state trooper from SP Fulton (Troop D). The officer was on State Street in the village of Phoenix when he observed a vehicle making vehicle and traffic violations, the State Police say. The trooper then made a traffic stop on Davis Street when Pontello provided the officer with a fake name. Through an investigation, the trooper was able to determine that she lied about her identity.
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Pontello was arrested and charged with the misdemeanor of second-degree criminal impersonation. She was issued appearance tickets to the Phoenix Village Court, then turned over to troopers from SP Homer on the charges from the grand-larceny arrest warrants.
In May, Troopers from SP Homer were advised that on several occasions Pontello allegedly stole merchandise from the Marshalls store on State Route 13 in Cortlandville. Pontello is accused of taking 73 items on April 25, totaling more than $1,100. Also, on May 10, Pontello allegedly stole 55 items that totaled in excess of $1,300. On both occasions, Pontello passed all points of sale without making any attempt to pay for the items, the State Police contend.
Pontello was processed at SP Homer and transferred to the Cortland County Jail for centralized arraignment, according to the announcement.
