MONTICELLO, NY — On Sept. 19, at about 11:45 a.m. Sheriff’s Sergeant Blake Starner was leaving headquarters when he spotted a disabled pickup truck at the intersection of Old Route 17 and State Route 17B in Monticello.

The driver advised that he was waiting for a friend to bring a gas can.

A computer check revealed that the driver, identified as Harold Tyler, 52, of Woodbourne, had a revoked license and the pickup truck was unregistered with switched plates.

While the Sergeant was taking the suspect into custody, a New York State Department of Transportation worker stopped and advised that the pickup truck and driver were wanted for stealing approximately $2,000 worth of metal from a nearby DOT yard.

 Tyler was charged with Felony Grand Larceny and was arraigned before Thompson Town Justice Richard Baum. Due to 5 prior felony convictions, Tyler was remanded to the Sullivan County Jail without bail.