NEWBURGH- A 62-year-old Town of Newburgh man has been arrested and charged in connection with an overnight burglary at South Plank Plaza, where the glass entry doors of two businesses were shattered, police said.
Town of Newburgh police responded to the plaza at 181 South Plank Road at approximately 8:30 a.m. October 7 after receiving a report of a burglary. Officers discovered damage to the front entry doors of two businesses, one of which had been burglarized.
Following several days of investigation, police identified the suspect as Duane H. Williams, a Town of Newburgh resident.
On October 15, members of the department’s Patrol Division, Detective Bureau and Tactical Unit executed a court-authorized search warrant at Williams’ residence. Williams was taken into custody, and police recovered evidence during the search.
Williams was charged with third-degree burglary, attempted third-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief and petit larceny.
He was arraigned October 16 before Judge Trachte in Newburgh City Court and remanded to the custody of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pending further court proceedings.
Police said the investigation was assisted by the Hudson Valley Crime Analysis Center, Orange County District Attorney’s Office, Orange County Probation Department, and Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services.
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