Man in car chase and multiple Colonie larcenies arrested again
SLINGERLANDS – A 37-year-old Albany man was arrested for allegedly trying to leave Price Chopper with a full cart of merchandise on Thursday, March 21. It was the eleventh time in the past year that he has been arrested by local police agencies Spotlight covers.
At 11:47 p.m., Bethlehem police responded to a call from the store that a man dressed in black pushed the cart out the produce door into a railing outside. The man then ran into the woods before police arrived. Police searched the area, but did not locate the man.
At 7:00 a.m. the next morning, store staff called police again because they had spotted the suspect from the prior night’s theft get on a bus heading back to Albany. Bethlehem police located and arrested the suspect, identified as Mark Nolan-Schou.
Police in the area are very familiar with Nolan-Schou in the past year.
On Monday, Jan. 29, Nolan-Schou was brought from the Schenectady County Jail, where he was held on other charges, to Colonie to face additional charges. At that time he had been charged in nine incidents and Nolan-Schou had four outstanding warrants from Colonie for retail crimes spanning from August 16 to December 16.
According to Deputy Chief Daniel Belles, Colonie charged him with grand larceny from Target, a felony, and petit larceny from Price Chopper and Target (separate incident at that store), and Napa Auto parts, all misdemeanors.
Two of the incidents took place after he was arrested for a separate larceny at Napa Auto Parts in Ravena and a car chase through Bethlehem. On Tuesday, Nov. 14 at approximately 6:22 p.m., Albany County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Napa Auto Parts in Ravena for a reported larceny. The store’s manager was able to show surveillance video of the alleged larceny but the suspect’s gray 2015 Subaru Outback left the parking lot. Deputies put out a notification and Bethlehem police made contact with the vehicle on Route 9W a few minutes later and performed a traffic stop.
According to reports, the driver of the car, Nolan-Schou, stopped and identified himself, but then, when asked to exit the vehicle, said to police “I don’t want to go to jail. Please don’t make me do it.” Nolan-Schou then put the car in gear and fled.
According to police, the vehicle fled the scene at a high rate of speed and continued up Route 9W, Glenmont Road, River Road and eventually into the Port of Albany. The chase eventually ended on Broadway in the City of Albany, when Nolan-Schou pulled over.
Nolan-Schou and Chelsea L. Biathrow, 36, also of Albany, were taken into custody and a search of the vehicle yielded the merchandise stolen from Napa Auto Parts, police said.
While conducting this investigation, one of the Bethlehem Police Officers recognized Nolan-
Schou as a suspect in a larceny of packages case that occurred on November 12 at an Elsmere Avenue residence in Delmar.
Bethlehem police charged Nolan-Schou with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, for the Elsmere Avenue larceny case. For the pursuit, he was charged with unlawfully fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and two counts of reckless driving, all misdemeanors, and failing to use headlights, speeding, four counts of illegal signaling, and failing to stop at a stop sign, all violations.
Nolan-Schou was given an appearance ticket for Bethlehem Town Court on November 21 and turned over to Sheriff’s Deputies.
The Albany County Sheriff’s Office charged Biathrow and Nolan-Schou with criminal possession of stolen property and grand larceny, both felonies.
Even though he was charged with two felonies and three misdemeanors at that time, none were bail eligible and he was released with an appearance ticket.
He was also picked up by State Police shortly after being released in Bethlehem.
According to Public Information officer Trooper Stephanie O’Neil, Nolan-Schou was arrested on November 29 by State Police in Clifton Park on a warrant for a petit larceny from the Market 32 in Clifton Park that occurred on August 9. The same day he was transported to State Police in Fonda due to a warrant for petit larceny from the Lowes in Amsterdam that occurred on November 9.
After the arraignment in Colonie, Nolan-Schou was sent back to the Schenectady County jail, where he was being held on additional charges, but was released at some point.
On March 21 he was arraigned by Bethlehem Town Judge Andrew Kirby, for the Slingerlands incident, and released under the supervision of probation so that he could be turned over to Guilderland police for an active bench warrant there for not showing up for court. He is scheduled to appear in Bethlehem Town Court again on April 16.
Nolan-Schou has been charged with over 20 crimes and bench warrants for at least 11 separate incidents in the span of our reporting. All of these incidents occurred in the agencies we cover, Bethlehem, Colonie, Albany County Sheriff’s Department, Guilderland and State Police. Given the bench warrants from other Towns, there were many more that we don’t know about.
Albany man arrested on warrant and then for Colonie assault
DELMAR and COLONIE – An Albany man who did not show up for court for a May 2023 incident was taken into custody by Albany City police on Thursday, March 14 on an outstanding warrant from Bethlehem. Robert Duncan Jr., 55, of Albany, was then transported to Colonie where he had an outstanding warrant for felony assault.
On May 26 at approximately 11:40 p.m. Bethlehem police stopped a truck with a suspended registration on Route 85 in Slingerlands.
When officers checked the Ram 3500 Dually they found the license plate attached to the truck was for a Ram 1500, the truck had a fake registration sticker, no insurance, the VIN number was missing and the Duncan did not have a valid license. An investigation found that the truck was reported stolen out of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department in North Carolina.
He was charged with criminal possession of stolen property over $3,000 and possession of a forged instrument, both felonies, and driving with a suspended license and aggravated unlicensed operation, both misdemeanors and operating without insurance, operating an unregistered vehicle, operating with improper plates and operating without an inspection.
Duncan was sent to the Albany County jail until he was arraigned by Bethlehem Town Judge Andrew Kirby the next day. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to return on June 20.
A bench warrant was signed by Kirby on January 22 because Duncan did not show up for court.
He was sent to the Albany County jail as a pre-arraignment detainee and arraigned by Judge Ryan Donvan the same day. He was released on his own recognizance but was released to Colonie police who had an arrest warrant for Duncan.
In that case, Duncan was charged with assault with intent to cause physical injury, a felony, for an incident on Warwick Avenue on November 30.
He was arraigned by Colonie Town Judge Andrew Sommers.
Outside warrant
COLONIE – Colonie police responded to a person annoying call at Colonie Center on Friday, March 8 at 11:28 a.m. and found the subject to be wanted.
Kenneth Horton, 28, of Schenectady, had an active bench warrant from Rensselaer County and was turned over to deputies at the scene.
Larceny and felony warrant
COLONIE – On Friday, March 8, Colonie police responded to Macy’s at Colonie Center for a larceny investigation. James Eleby, 56, of Albany, was arrested and charged with petit larceny, a misdemeanor, and officers found he had a felony warrant from the State Police.
Eleby was given an appearance ticket for the charges and sent to the Albany County jail because of the warrant.
Sex acts against a child
COLONIE – A 32-year-old Colonie man was arrested on multiple charges stemming from an investigation into sex crimes against a child.
Thomas Berrington was taken into custody on Saturday, March 9 at 3:37 a.m. after the investigation and charged with predatory sexual assault against a child, criminal sex act, use of a child less than 17 years old in a sexual performance and possession of sexual performance by a child, all felonies, and acting in a manor to injure a child, a misdemeanor. Berrington was arraigned by Colonie Town Judge David Green at 8:30 a.m.
Warrant
COLONIE – Albany City police turned over a Colonie woman after they detained her on Saturday, March 9 for an outstanding warrant from the Town of Colonie. According to reports, Patricia Molnar, 51, failed to appear for court for a domestic incident. She was processed and arraigned by Colonie Judge David Green.
Robbery and assault
LATHAM – Cohoes police arrested a Troy woman at ABC sports and fitness on Johnson Road on Sunday, March 10 at 2:04 p.m. because she had an outstanding warrant for her arrest. According to reports, Janelle Carrigan, 31, was involved in an incident at Colonie Center on January 26.
She was charged with robbery – second degree aided by another, a felony, and assault – third degree, a misdemeanor. Carrigan was arraigned by Colonie Town Judge David Green.
Two for grand larceny at Target
COLONIE – Colonie police arrested a pair of Ballston Spa men at the Target on Central Avenue at 6:44 p.m. on Sunday, March 10 for stealing more than $1,000 from the store. Michael Surprenant, 35, and Nathan Stone, 34, were taken into custody and charged with grand larceny, a felony in the incident. Both were processed and given an appearance ticket for Colonie Town Court for March 20 and released.
Outside warrant
LATHAM – On Monday, March 11 at 10:38 a.m., Colonie police responded to the Burlington Coat Factory on Loudon Road to check a subject. The subject, Dominic Adams, 34, of Glenmont, was found to be wanted by State Police in Cobleskill.
He was transported to Curry Road to meet troopers from that agency.
Criminal mischief
COLONIE – A 21-year-old Troy man turned himself in to Colonie police on Monday, March 11 for an incident that took place in Latham on February 11. Jacob Lapham was charged with criminal mischief -third degree, a felony, was processed and arraigned by Colonie Town Judge Andrew Sommers.
Auto stripping and attempted grand larceny
COLONIE – Colonie police arrested an Esperance man on a warrant at the police station on Monday, March 11 after an investigation into the attempted theft of a catalytic converter from an auto dealership on Alta Avenue on December 10. Anthony Cameron, 32, was charged with attempted grand larceny, a felony, and auto stripping and criminal mischief, both misdemeanors. He was arraigned by Colonie Judge Andrew Sommers.
Sex offender failed to report
COLONIE – A Waterford man turned himself in to Colonie police on Monday, March 11 because he failed to report a change of address. Kyle Greising, 26, is a registered sex offender and is required to submit a change of address. He was charged with sex offender failure to report, a felony, and arraigned by Colonie Judge Andrew Sommers. Greising is currently at the Albany County Jail.
Two warrants
COLONIE – A 39-year-old Gansevoort man with a history of not showing up for court, was arrested on Monday, March 11 at 2:36 a.m. at the police station for two outstanding warrants. James McCary was arrested on December 7 for not showing up for court in Colonie and had two additional warrants, one for the Town of Colonie and the other for Albany County. He was given an appearance ticket for the Colonie Court warrant and sent to the Albany County jail as a pre-arraignment detainee for the County warrant.
Sex offender failed to verify
COLONIE – On Tuesday, March 12, Eugene Coleman, 66, of Watervliet, turned himself in to Colonie police because he failed to verify his address. Coleman is a level 3 sex offender in New York and is required to do so. He was charged with the felony count and given an appearance ticket for Colonie Town Court on March 27.
Identity theft charges
COLONIE – A 29-year-old Schenectady woman turned herself in to Colonie police on Tuesday, March 12 on an outstanding warrant stemming from an incident at LL Bean at Colonie Center on October 26. Aisha Snow was charged with falsifying business records and identity theft, both felonies, and petit larceny, a misdemeanor, for the incident. She was given an appearance ticket for March 27 for Colonie Town Court.
Warrant
COLONIE – Colonie police responded to a trouble with a customer call at the Cumberland Farms on Central Avenue on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:04 p.m. and found the subject wanted. Kenneth Horton, 28, of Schenectady, had an outstanding warrant from Cohoes police from September 5. He was taken into custody and transported to meet officers from that department.
Stolen vehicles
SYRACUSE – A Syracuse man was arrested on Tuesday, March 12 by Colonie police for two incidents involving stolen vehicles.
Duane Linton, 26, was at the Onondaga County jail on unrelated charges and officers transported him back to Colonie for two incidents on January 6 and 7 at the Holiday Inn on Wolf Road.
Linton was charged with criminal possession of stolen property – second degree and third degree, both are felonies. He was sent to the Albany County jail as a pre-arraignment detainee.
Three larcenies and warrant on same day
COLONIE – Colonie police responded to the Target on Central Avenue on Wednesday, March 13 for a report of a man who was allegedly impaired by drugs stealing from the store three times.
According to reports, Matthew Negron, 38, of Albany was taken into custody after he was identified by store employees allegedly stealing merchandise. A check of his information found that Negron also had a felony warrant from Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
He was charged with three counts of petit larceny, resisting arrest and criminal possession of a controlled substance, all misdemeanors. Negron was given an appearance ticket for the new charges and processed on the felony warrant then sent to the Albany County jail.
