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STONY POINT – A 40-year-old West Haverstraw woman has been arrested on felony counts accusing her of stealing a pocketbook and using the stolen credit cards to buy merchandise, police said Wednesday.

Denya Guzman was charged with four counts of fourth-degree grand larceny for the theft of merchandise topping $1,000. She also is charged with four felony counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property and misdemeanors petty larceny and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property.

Lt. Keith Williams said Guzman is accused of stealing a pocketbook from Cheermania inside a commercial complex of businesses and storage units at 24 Holt Drive on March 13.

Guzman is accused of then using the credit cards to make purchases of electronics, clothing and housewares at stores in Nanuet, West Nyack and Spring Valley, Williams said.

Detectives recovered the merchandise loaded into a self-storage unit she rented in Congers, Williams said.

Police released Guzman, who lives at 31 Demarest Ave., for a Stony Point Justice Court appearance on April 15, pending a grand jury indictment on felony charges.

Williams said she will likely face additional charges in Clarkstown and Spring Valley where the unlawful purchases took place.

Man charged with unlicensed driving

STONY POINT – John G. Gorman, 49, of 2 Roosevelt Drive, West Haverstraw, has been charged with driving without a license, police said Wednesday.

Police arrested Gorman following a traffic stop and the officer determining his license had been suspended, police said.

He was released for a Justice Court appearance on May 6 on a charge of third-degree aggravated unlicensed operator and numerous traffic violations.