Roxbury Woman Arrested after Alleged String of Farm Stand Thefts

DELHI — Sheriff Craig S. DuMond announced the arrest of a Roxbury woman on Petit Larceny charges, following multiple investigations in the Towns of Hamden, Kortright, Stamford, and Delhi.On the afternoon of August 6th, Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies received a complaint from the owner of a farm stand in the Town of Kortright, reporting the theft of merchandise and currency by a customer.During the investigation, Deputies contacted other area farm stands, obtaining video footage of the suspect and her vehicle. This led to the identification of the woman as 27-year-old Samantha Johnson of Roxbury.

Upon completing the initial investigation and multiple additional larceny complaints in several surrounding Townships, Delaware County Sheriff's Deputies arrested and charged Johnson with 4 counts of Petit Larceny, a class A misdemeanor of the New York State Penal Law. Johnson was also arrested and charged with Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the 3rd degree, an unclassified misdemeanor of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, and issued a traffic summons for Unlicensed Operator, a violation of the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law.

Johnson was processed and released on Appearance Tickets to appear in the Town Courts of Hamden, Kortright, Stamford, and Delhi to answer the charges.