Crime & Safety

Ex-BCSD Program Employee Faces Probation, Restitution

Southeast Town Judge Richard W. Vercollone, acting on behalf of the Brewster Justice Court, recently sentenced Brandi Wickliffe, 36.

Less than a year after police charged her with grand larceny, an ex-employee of a Brewster Schools program is looking at three years probation and restitution payments.

Southeast Town Judge Richard W. Vercollone, acting on behalf of the Brewster Justice Court, sentenced an emotional Brandi Wickliffe last week. The 36-year-old Wappingers Falls resident, who was wearing a white sweater and dark blue jeans, was shaking as she stood before Vercollone and signed official court documents. Her Mahopac-based attorney, Joseph J. Tock, was also present.

"I want to wish you good luck," Vercollone said. "You made a mistake. Don't let this define you."

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In early March the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"putnam-county-sheriffs-department"} --> announced the arrest of Wickliffe and her parents: Eric and Debra Thompson, both 62 and of Newburgh. The three worked for the before and after-school child care program at 


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