Police: Contractor Stole over $2,000 from Hudson Valley Home He Worked On

Police say a contractor, hired to pave a Hudson Valley home, illegally entered the residence and stole over $2,000 worth of power tools.

In November of 2015, New York State Police were dispatched to a residence located on State Route 20 in New Lebanon for a reported burglary. The victim reported that over $2,000 worth of power tools were stolen from the residence which was under renovation.

An investigation revealed that 43-year-old Michael A. Lasher, of East Greenbush allegedly entered the home and stole the power tools. Lasher was employed by a paving contractor completing a job at the residence.

Lasher was charged with 3rd-degree burglar, a class D felony. He was arraigned before the Town of New Lebanon Justice Court and remanded to the Columbia County Jail in lieu of $1,000 cash bail.

Lasher is due to return to the Town of New Lebanon Court at a later date.