State police charged a Bloomingburg, N.Y., man in theft of tractor-trailer tires from Custom Bandag Inc. Tuesday on Temple Hill Road in New Windsor, N.Y. Charles W. Babcock, 33, was charged with third-degree grand larceny, a felony for the crime.
State police said the stolen tires were worth more than $5,000. After the owners of Custom Bandag Inc. filed a complaint, Babcock turned himself in to state police. Babcock was arraigned in New Windsor Town Court and released on his own recognizance. He is due to reappear before Town Justice Noreen Calderin on Jan. 23.