Cortland Police Arrest Three After They Steal Car to Use to go to Syracuse

The City of Cortland Police Department say back on April 27th just before 9 in the morning on Church Street in the City of Cortland, three suspects stole a vehicle that was parked in a parking lot at the corner of Church and Central Ave. Cortland Police say the vehicle was able to be stolen after the keys to the vehicle were previously stolen.

The suspects use the key to unlock the car to where all three then go in and drive to Syracuse. Later on, all three returned back to Cortland in the vehicle and abandoned it on Kellogg Road; Cortland Police later recovered the vehicle.

The investigation into the stolen vehicle determined 37 year old Allestir L. Forest of Cortland, used the stolen key to unlock the vehicle and also drove the two other suspects, identified as 45 year old Christian B. Olmstead and 32 year old Daryl Brandon Eaton, both of Cortland, to Syracuse. 

Cortland Police Investigators were able to identify all three suspects from video surveillance footage. All three were arrested between April 28th and April 30th.

Forest is facing charges of Grand Larceny and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 3rd, both Felonies. Olmstead and Eaton were each charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the 3rd; Olmstead also faced the charge of Criminal Tampering while he was at the police station. All three were processed and arraigned in Cortland City Court. Forest was remanded to Cortland County Jail and Eaton and Olmstead were released.