On June 8, the Village of Liberty Police Department and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jessica Pipersburgh, 24, and Alexander Parker, 24 both of Mount Vernon after an investigation into multiple burglaries.

 The Village of Liberty Police were initially called for a report of a burglary to two commercial buildings on Hill Street in the Village of Liberty. 

Investigation revealed that over 9,000 dollars worth of tools and equipment had been stolen from one building and damage had been done to the interior of another building in what appeared to be an attempt to steal copper piping. 

Later that same day, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of three additional buildings being burglarized on Old Monticello Road in the Town of Liberty. 

A joint investigation conducted by the Village of Liberty Police Department and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office resulted in identifying Pipersburgh and Parker as suspects in both burglaries. 

Both individuals were located a short time later and arrested without incident. As a result of the continued investigation officers and deputies were brought to a location where they recovered over $9,000 worth of the stolen tools and equipment. 

The Village of Liberty Police Department charged both individuals with two counts of burglary in the 3rd degree, grand larceny in the 3rd degree and criminal mischief in the 3rd, degree, all felonies, for burglaries committed on Hill Street in the Village of Liberty. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office charged both individuals with three counts of burglary in the 3rd degree, felonies, and two counts of criminal mischief and misdemeanors, for burglaries occurring in the Town of Liberty on Old Monticello Road. 

Both individuals were arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court. Pipersburgh was released on her own recognizance and Parker was remanded to Sullivan County Jail without bail