A Danbury police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave after he was arrested on grand larceny charges in a series of vehicle break-ins, police said.

The Duchess County Sheriff's Department notified Danbury police that one of the department's officers, Anthony Ramos, 28, of Pawling, New York, had been arrested.

Ramos and another man, William Tyson, 26, of Pawling, were charged with fourth-degree larceny, a felony.

Danbury police relieved Ramos of duty and put him on administrative leave immediately after finding out about his arrest because of the "seriousness of the charges" to "protect the integrity of the Danbury Police Department," police said.

Deputies from the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office responded to Arthursburg Road in LaGrange, New York at about 1:40 a.m. on Friday to investigate a reported car break-in. Ramos and Tyson were found near the reported incident and the investigation linked them to the larceny and others in the area, police said.

Police took both men into custody on accusations of going into unlocked cars and stealing property from them at multiple homes.

Both men were charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, a Class E felony.

They were released on promises to appear in court.

Police recovered GPS units and pocketbooks stolen from the cars.

The case remains under investigation as police work to see if they are connected to other larcenies.

Danbury Police Department's internal affairs unit is also conducting an internal investigation.

"We got his badge. We got his gun and he will not perform any law enforcement functions until this is investigated and adjudicated," said Danbury Police Chief Alan Baker.

Ramos has been with the department since 2012.

The sheriff's office in Dutchess County asks anyone with information or who thinks they may have been a victim of a larceny incident between Sept. 24 and 25 to call 845-486-3820 to report it to Det. Pfitscher. Members of the public can also call the police tipline at 845-605-CLUE (2583) or ermail dcsotips@gmail.com.