Man Accused Of Burglarizing Jewelry Store In Yorktown

YORKTOWN, NY — A Westchester County man was accused of breaking into a Yorktown business and stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry.

The Yorktown Police Department said Ryan McCullough, 28, of Tuckahoe, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree grand larceny, second-degree criminal possession of stolen property, third-degree burglary and second-degree criminal mischief, all felonies.

Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, Yorktown police responded to Yorktown Jewelers on Kear Street for a report of a burglary in progress.

When officers arrived they said they found a broken window and signs of a recent burglary.

A check of the store’s interior found no suspects inside or in the immediate area, but the store had several display cases that were smashed and numerous pieces of jewelry were missing.

Yorktown detectives started an investigation and came up with a potential suspect.

On Thursday, detectives went to a pawn shop in Mount Vernon where they said they recovered many pieces of jewelry that were stolen from the Yorktown store.

A short time later, detectives located McCullough in Mount Vernon, recovered additional pieces of jewelry from the defendant and took him into custody without incident.

He was held at the Mount Vernon Police Department until uniformed officers arrived and took him to the Yorktown Police Department.

Police said McCollough stole assorted jewelry worth more than $50,000 and caused more than $1,500 in damage to the store.

After being processed and arraigned, he was released on his own recognizance to appear in Yorktown Justice Court Aug. 3.