Two men were arrested on Wednesday, April 13, for stealing pieces of scrap metal from the Ann Lee Nursing Home in Colonie, according to the Albany County Sheriff’s Department.
Stephen T. Barber Jr., 21, of Albany and Robert D. Macari, 20, of Albany were spotted by deputies who routinely patrol the nursing home.
According to the report, the men said they had gone into the nursing home to take the scrap metal and trade them in for cash at a local scrap yard.
Both were processed at the airport station and charged with burglary in the third degree. They were arraigned in Colonit Town Court in lieu of $5,000 bail. They were set to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, April 13, at 7 p.m.`