Career Car Thief Convicted by Putnam County Jury

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE NUMBER 21-008

CARMEL, NEW YORK – October 26, 2021, Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. Tendy announced today that Derek Sloane was convicted after a jury trial on October 26, 2021 of Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Third Degree.
On December 15, 2020, shortly after 3:00 PM, the defendant stole a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado owned by a small business in Cold Spring, New York. The manager of the business witnessed this brazen daylight heist and quickly reported the incident to 911.
Thanks to the quick response of both the New York State Police and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the defendant was apprehended approximately 20 minutes later while still driving the stolen pickup truck in Peekskill, New York.
The defendant, whose criminal history of stealing cars dates back to the 1980s faces a sentence of up to 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison, or, if the Court finds him to be a persistent felony offender, a sentence of up to 25 years to life. Sentencing is scheduled for December 21, 2021 before the Honorable Joseph J. Spofford, Jr.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Nicholas LaStella and Assistant District Attorney Kevin Douchkoff. District Attorney Tendy also thanked First Assistant District Attorney Larry Glasser and District Attorney Investigator Jaemie Caban for their assistance in this case. District Attorney Tendy also thanked the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the New York State Police Cortlandt barracks for their efforts in bringing the defendant to justice.