Fourth suspect charged in theft
By RODNEY MINOR, The Leader-HeraldGLOVERSVILLE - A fourth suspect allegedly involved in a burglary at the Glove Theatre earlier this week has been arrested.
David M. Hemstreet, 20, of Sixth Avenue was arrested Thursday in Middletown, Mass., on a parole violation by the Essex County, Mass., Sheriff's Department, city police Capt. Jim Lorenzoni said this morning. Arrangements are being made to return Hemstreet to Gloversville.
Lorenzoni said it is not known how long the extradition process will take.
Hemstreet is the brother of co-defendant Shawn Hemstreet, 16, who shares the same address.
Police said the brothers, along with James C. DeSantis, 20, of Prospect Avenue, and Corey A. Wollard, 17, of Sixth Avenue, broke into the Glove Theatre and stole about $14,000 in tools and equipment.
Shawn Hemstreet, DeSantis and Woodward were all arraigned in City Court Wednesday on felony charges of third-degree burglary and third-degree grand larceny. Bail was set at $10,000 each, and they were sent to the Fulton County Jail.
Police reported more than $7,000 in power tools were stolen. They belonged to Randall Etheredge, a carpenter from Ancram, Columbia County.
Other items also were reportedly taken from the theater, including two sound boards, six walkie-talkies, hand-held and wireless microphones and candy.
Lorenzoni said this morning virtually all of the stolen goods have been recovered. Most of the items were found at the Sixth Avenue residence of three of the defendants.
DeSantis is the son of City Court Judge Vincent DeSantis, who currently is serving on the bench in Family Court.
A former president of the Glove's Board of Directors, Vincent DeSantis helped reopen the old theater in 1997. It had been closed for more than 20 years.
Despite the theft, the musical "Romance/Romance" is still expected to start its run at the Glove Theatre tonight, a theater official said.
The musical also is scheduled to be performed Saturday and July 25 and 26.
Tickets to "Romance/Romance" cost $15 for adults and $7 for students and children.
Rodney Minor covers Gloversville. He can be reached at gloversville@leaderherald.com.
