Three arrested in snowmobile and drug burglaries

On Friday, New York State Police troopers announced the arrests of three Greene County residents on burglary charges in several incidents. 

In one incident, which occurred the day before New Year's Eve, someone broke into the Jefferson Heights Pharmacy in the town of Catskill and stole prescription medication. Arrested on Dec. 31 was 30-year-old Christopher Hale, a Catskill resident. Hale was charged with third-degree burglary and remanded to the Greene County Jail without bail. He was due to appear in Catskill town court at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 6.

In a separate pair of arrests, two Tannersville teenagers were arrested after an investigation into the theft of a snowmobile from the village of Tannersville on Dec. 27. Arrested on Dec. 30 were 16-year-old Cameron Parquez and 18-year-old Michael Martin. 

During the investigation, police also linked Parquez and Martin to a burglary at the Cortina Mountain Resort in Hunter that occurred earlier in December.

Both Parquez and Martin face charges of third-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny. They were arraigned in Hunter town court and remanded to the Greene County Jail in lieu of $500 cash or $1,000 bond.

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