Police on Wednesday night apprehended a former police officer arrested in connection with a jewelry theft who had escaped police custody during a cigarette break the day before, authorities said.
New York State Police caught Andrew Jacobsen, who is facing a felony grand larceny charge in the theft of $4,000 in jewelry, in Tioga County at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to the Tompkins County Jail.
Jacobsen, a former Trumansburg police officer, was fired about four years ago on suspicion of drug use, Chief Thomas L Ferretti said in a news release. On Tuesday, he was being sought on an outstanding felony bench warrant on a charge of forgery.
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Police looking for escaped male suspect in Trumansburg area #Twithaca https://t.co/npQADd8zqa pic.twitter.com/zALgzX1av9
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Police say the escaped suspect was in custody for grand larceny & that he was a former officer with the department. https://t.co/rHY9XCj7Wr
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