Two Mohegan Lake Women Charged With Burglary After Pick Pocketing Incident

Two Mohegan Lake women, who allegedly stole a wallet and a cell phone from a woman who gave them a ride home, led police to solve a burglary case. 

Tanisha Jackson, 37, and Yanira Gonzalez, 20, both of 3489 Lexington Ave., were charged with second-degree burglary and fourth-degree grand larceny, felonies.  

On Saturday, Nov. 5, a woman told police that after she gave two women a ride home from the Mohegan Lake CVS store, she noticed her wallet and cell phone were missing from her pocketbook, which had been in her car. 

At the same time, police were investigating an Oct. 21 burglary on Valleyview Street, where the homeowner reported that $2,500 worth of electronics had been taken. Detectives had developed a description of the subjects and identified Jackson and Gonzalez as potential suspects in that case, Lt. Kevin Soravilla said.

When police responded to the defendants' home and saw several of the electronic items that had been stolen in "plain view within the residence," the two women were arrested. 

Jackson and Gonzalez were remanded to the Westchester County Jail, Jackson without bail and Gonzalez was sent to jail in lieu of $25,000. They were both due in court on Nov. 10.