SO: Upstate New York Woman Steals Car, Drives Across Police Yard

Police report a drunk woman stole a car and crashed it near a police station.

Just after midnight on Sunday, at about 12:40 a.m., the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a stolen 2006 Jeep Cherokee.

Jeep Stolen From Gas Station In Sullivan County

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The jeep was left running at a gas pump at the Mobil gas station on Raceway Road in Monticello.

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A witness noticed a woman jump into the running Jeep and speed off.

Stolen Car Drives Across Police Lawn

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The gas station is near the the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office. A few minutes later, a car entered the Sheriff’s Office complex on Old Route 17, drove across the lawn and hit a fire hydrant in the parking lot, police say.

The vehicle then exited the Sheriff’s Office and continued on Old Route 17 where it eventually became disabled in the vicinity of the Center for Discovery, due to a blown tire.

Monticello, New York Woman Arrested

The driver in the reported stolen car was identified as 28-year-old Lindsay Houck of Monticello, New York.

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She was charged with grand larceny, criminal possession of stolen property, and DWI, all felonies.

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"Under New York’s bail reform law, Houck was issued an appearance ticket and released. She is required to appear on November 18, 2024 at 9:00am in the Village of Monticello court," the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office stated in a press release.

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