Crime & Safety

List of Charges Against a Vernon Man Gets Longer

Six more violations have been added to his file, police said.

A Vernon man with a long recent arrest history has been charged with more crimes, a Vernon police arrest report indicates.

He has been is custody for about a month.

Police said the latest set of charges against Robert Ignatowicz involves:

• Disobeying an officer.

• Failure to renew a motor vehicle registration.

• Operating a motor vehicle under suspension.

• An improper rear marker.

• The improper use of a marker/registration/license.

• A traffic signal violation.

His bond was set at $5,000 with a Wednesday court date, police said.


In mid-July, Ignatowicz had been arrested three times over a 17-day period for incidents like nuisance public drunkenness and shoplifting.

At one point, a police dog located him hiding from authorities behind Price Chopper.

Prior to Tuesday, his latest case involved:

• Three counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree criminal mischief, three counts of second-degree criminal trespass and a single count of sixth-degree larceny. The bond was set at $30,000, police said.

• Second-degree failure to appear and a bond of $5,000.

• Failure to respond to an infraction and a bond of $5,000.

• Second-degree failure to appear and a bond of $5,000.

• Second-degree faille to appear and a bond of $5,000.

• Failure to respond to an infraction and a bond of $5,000.

Ignatowicz, 58, lives at 25 Linden Place, according to police records.


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