COLD SPRING, NY — A Cold Spring man was arrested in connection with burglaries at a local school and pharmacy, Putnam County Sheriff Brian Hess announced.
Kristjan V. Holmbo, 19, of Cold Spring, is accused of unlawfully entering Haldane School on Nov. 4 and taking prescription medications from the nurse’s office.
According to investigators, the School Resource Officer and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office officials identified Holmbo as a suspect following an investigation.
On Nov. 13, investigators executed a search warrant at Holmbo’s residence and took him into custody.
For the incident at Haldane School, Holmbo faces charges of burglary in the third degree (class D felony), petit larceny (class A misdemeanor), criminal possession of stolen property in the fifth degree (class A misdemeanor), criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree (class A misdemeanor), and tampering with physical evidence (class E felony).
Authorities said evidence also links Holmbo to an attempted burglary at a pharmacy in Cold Spring on June 18.
In that incident, Holmbo allegedly tried unsuccessfully to enter the building.
For the pharmacy case, Holmbo was charged with attempted burglary in the third degree (class E felony) and criminal mischief in the third degree (class D felony).
Sheriff Hess credited the coordinated efforts of criminal investigators, the school resource officer and school officials in identifying and arresting Holmbo.
All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
