New Windsor man charged with vandalizing flagpoles

Posted 8/19/20

The Town of New Windsor Police Department arrested a man Friday in connection with two flag poles being cut down in the Town of New Windsor.

The first incident was reported on July 9 at a …

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New Windsor man charged with vandalizing flagpoles

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The Town of New Windsor Police Department arrested a man Friday in connection with two flag poles being cut down in the Town of New Windsor.

The first incident was reported on July 9 at a commercial strip mall on Windsor Highway and the second incident was reported at a cemetery on Erie Ave. on July 10. Additionally, this same man was charged by the Village of Washingtonville Police Department for their July 8 incidents involving the cutting down of a flagpole at their 911 memorial and for vandalism to a church owned sign in their village.

Arrested was: Andre P. Narbonne, 40, of the Town of New Windsor. He was charged with 2 counts of Criminal Mischief, second degree (class D felonies), 1 count of Criminal Mischief, third degree (class E felony) and 1 count of Criminal Mischief, fourth degree (class A misdemeanor). Narbonne was arraigned by New Windsor Town Justice George J. Meyers IV. He was released without bail due to the charges in this case being non-bail qualifying offenses under the new bail reform provisions of the law.

Narbonne is scheduled appear in New Windsor Town Court on Tuesday, August 25, at 3 p.m. and in the Village of Washingtonville Court on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. for further court action.

Mr. Narbonne left the area for the State of Washington just after committing the crimes in New Windsor and this delayed his arrest until recently when he returned to New York.

New Windsor Police Chief Robert L. Doss commented on the two New Windsor incidents, “I am very proud of the New Windsor Police Officers that were able to identify Mr. Narbonne as the perpetrator of these crimes and I am very thankful to our Law Enforcement partners that assisted us in this investigation. These deeply disturbing incidents involving flag poles being cut down in New Windsor are disgraceful and offensive. The fact that both flag poles involved were proudly flying American flags when they were cut down just adds to the outrageousness of these crimes. Our country’s flag has been an inspiring symbol of democracy, justice and freedom for over 200 years. It is sickening to me that someone could do something like this while not caring about the sacrifices that have been suffered by those who have defended our freedom.”