A Henrietta man was taken into custody this week after deputies say he was found driving a vehicle reported stolen out of Rochester earlier this month.
The arrest happened in a busy commercial area in Ontario County after authorities located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop.
According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 12:04 p.m. April 27 to a report of a stolen vehicle at Eastview Mall in the Town of Victor.
Investigators located the vehicle, a 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander, and conducted a traffic stop. Deputies identified the driver as Maxim Alexander Bittner, 39, of Henrietta, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle.
Authorities said the SUV had been reported stolen out of the City of Rochester earlier in the month.
Bittner was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of stolen property.
He was transported to the Ontario County Jail for arraignment.
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