25-05-2025
North Adams man charged with grand larceny in New York
HILLSDALE, N.Y. (WWLP) – A North Adams man was arrested on Friday in New York in connection with a larceny investigation.
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The New York State Police stated in a press release that 46-year-old Christopher J. Read of North Adams, Mass., had been appointed as a legal guardian for an individual living in Hillsdale. Following an in-depth investigation, officers found that Read did not use guardianship funds he received for the care and wellbeing of the child in his care.
Read allegedly used these funds for personal gain and, in total, misappropriated $38,302.05. The New York State Police Livingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation arrested Read on Friday and charged him with Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person in the First Degree.
Read was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to appear in the Town of Claverack Court on June 25.
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