Troy pair charged in connection with stolen vehicle

Two people from Troy are under arrest in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation.

Troy Police stopped a vehicle around noon on Jan. 1 on Linden Avenue near Pawling Avenue. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Utica. The driver, Kieondre Dickson, 32, allegedly had an illegal stolen handgun and cocaine.

Laquisha A. Wells, 40, was the passenger in the vehicle. She had five active bench warrants for her arrest, police said.

Dickson was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, two counts of criminal possession of stolen property, criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal possession of a narcotic drug. Wells was charged with criminal possession of stolen property and bench warrants.

They were both arraigned in Troy City Court.