Multiple Agencies, Several Charges: Wanted Person of the Week
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers and the Oneida City Police Department are asking for people to share information on the whereabouts of this week's Wanted Person of the Week, who is wanted by several police agencies.
According to CID Sgt. Mike Burgess, police are looking for 48-year-old Derek S. Crouse of an unknown hometown, following an April 2023 larceny at the Oneida Lowes home improvement store.
Burgess says Crouse is also wanted by 7 other local agencies on various charges.
MOHAWK VALLEY CRIME STOPPERS WANTED PERSON OF THE WEEK
Agency: Oneida City Police Department
Name: Derek S. Crouse
DOB: 10/19/1975 (48yo)
Descriptors: Caucasian, 5’10, 190 lbs, gray/brown/balding
Location: Unknown
Charges: (Numerous Warrants in numerous jurisdictions)
Oneida City Police – Petit Larceny
Yorkville Police – Drugs
Whitesboro Police – Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
NYSP Marcy – Criminal Possession of Stolen Property
NYSP Herkimer – Possession of a Forged Object
Oneida County Sheriff’s Office – Larceny
Chenango County Sheriff's Office - Larceny
Incident: Larceny occurred in April 2023, at a Lowe’s in the City of Oneida.
Police are asking for calls and tips to be made to the Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers tip line, anonymously at 1-866-730-8477.
Police added as a reminder that "everyone is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law."
Authorities say, sharing this story with friends and family and on social media increases the chance of keeping our neighborhoods safe. Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is 100% anonymous and cash rewards are given to people who deliver credible and accurate information which results in the arrest of wanted persons.
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers is a community based program that is 100% completely anonymous, allowing people to deliver tips privately without fear of retribution. Crime Stoppers also offers cash rewards to people who provide information that lets to a suspect's arrest.
If you have any information about Crouse, contact Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers. You can place a 100% anonymous tip several ways.
1) Through this site by clicking submit a tip
2) Directly at www.p3tips.com
3) By calling 1-866-730-8477 (TIPS)
4) by downloading the Android app P3TIPS
Crime Stoppers asks that tips are not submitted through Facebook Messenger. All tips must go through the tip lines.
[AUTHOR'S NOTE: This post is for informational purposes and is based largely on information received from the New York State Police. Regardless of any statements or photographs regarding potential evidence presented or accusations alleged, the reader is reminded that all suspects and arrested persons are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. At the time of this posting no additional information is available.]
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