Serial burglars continue to be charged with alleged crimes, some after their release

• Latham man charged with 30 felonies in January released, arrested and charged with three more

• Troy man charged with five more burglaries after Bethlehem incidents

COLONY – Jesse Stockman and Michael Monge have been keeping local law enforcement and courts busy for the past six months, and Colonie police have now added charges for nine more burglaries. At least two of the incidents occurred while Stockman was out on bail or awaiting trial.

On Jan. 13, Colonie police arrested Stockman, 37, of Troy, after he was caught attempting to burglarize three businesses. On Jan. 17, Colonie and state police charged him with at least 10 more burglaries. There were more than 30 charges in total for multiple counts of attempted burglary, burglary, robbery and criminal mischief – third degree, all felonies, and petty theft, criminal mischief – fourth degree, and possession of burglar's tools, all misdemeanors.

At that time, bail had been set, then revoked, and he was sent to the Albany County Jail. It is unclear whether a new bail was set, but he was later arrested for three more burglaries in Colonie on June 10.

One of the incidents occurred at Bellini's on January 3, before his arrest on January 13, but two other incidents occurred at Cider Belly Doughnuts and Beer Universe on May 19, while he was either out on bail or released with other restrictions.

According to VINE, he was booked into Albany County Jail on May 22, but it's unclear which municipality sent him there or on what charges.

In the June 10 arrests, Stockman added three counts of burglary, criminal mischief and grand larceny, all felonies, as well as two counts of petty theft, all misdemeanors. The total number of charges, just in the agencies we cover, is at least 38.

Stockman is back in Albany County Jail without bail.

Michael Monge

Bethlehem police arrested Monge, 40, also of Troy, after he was identified walking on Delaware Avenue in the early hours of Saturday, May 18 by Bethlehem police, leading to his arrest on drug charges, possession of burglary tools and other charges.

According to Bethlehem police, a patrol officer observed Monge walking near 386 Delaware Avenue around 2:51 a.m. and recognized him as a potential burglary suspect based on police bulletins. The officer made contact with Monge and discovered he was in possession of various tools that could be used in burglaries.

He also had 2.5 grams of a white powdery substance in his possession. Detectives later linked Monge to a burglary that occurred early in the morning on May 15 at the laundromat at 365 Feura Bush Road in Glenmont. During that incident, he allegedly damaged equipment while trying to access money in the machines, police said.

Monge was arrested in October along with another Troy man for burglaries that occurred on Green Island in the village on Oct. 2. He allegedly burglarized a laundromat and stole more than $2,000 and tools from a repair shop in another break-in.

In the recent Glenmont case, Bethlehem police charged Monge with third-degree burglary and criminal mischief, both felonies, as well as petty theft and possession of burglary tools, both misdemeanors. He was also charged with another count of possession of burglary tools and criminal possession of a controlled substance, cocaine, a felony, upon initial contact with police.

Colonie police linked Monge to five other burglaries and arrested him on June 10 for three in Latham on Feb. 16, one in Latham on May 8 and one on Central Avenue on May 17.

He was charged with five counts of burglary, four counts of grand larceny and three counts of criminal mischief, all felonies, as well as petit larceny, a misdemeanor.

Monge was taken from the Albany County Jail where he had been held since his arrest in May, according to VINE, and arraigned by Colonie County Judge Norman Massry and returned to jail.