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21 year old Joseph Vanblarcom of Middletown was sentenced in Delaware County Court last week to 1 year in prison for Grand Larceny. Vanblarcom admitted that he and 2 other individuals entered City of New York property and stole a DEP owned woodchipper. VanBlarcom was placed on interim probation after his conviction, but he violated his probation when he was arrested for DWI in Ulster County, which increased his sentence to jail time.

Delaware County District Attorney Shawn Smith announced that 20 year old Joseph VanBlarcom of Margaretville was indicted by the Delaware County Grand Jury Thursday, for Aggravated Harassment as a Hate Crime, VanBlarcom is accused of driving in the Village of Fleischmanns on July 29, he threw objects out the window and swerved his vehicle at 3 Jewish men walking along Main Street, and for yelling bias obscenities regarding the men’s religion, he was released in his own recognizance & is scheduled to be arraigned on the indictment in Delaware County Court on August 26th.

State Police arrested 20 year old Joseph VanBlarcom of Margaretville for Reckless Endangerment as a Hate Crime & Aggravated Harassment. Troopers responded Monday afternoon to a Jewish Synagogue in Fleishmanns, an investigation determined that VanBlarcom threw objects and recklessly swerved his vehicle at three Jewish men while yelling obscenities. VanBlarcom was processed and transported to the Delaware County Correction Facility for Centralized Arraignment and Processing.