Beloncik charged with robbery

Sunday, April 22, 2018 - 23:02

Brian E. Beloncik

GUILDERLAND — In the wee hours of Saturday morning — 45 minutes after midnight — a Rotterdam man stole from a home at 1904 Western Ave. in Guilderland, displaying a knife and threatening the homeowner with it, according to a release from the Guilderland Police.

Brian E. Beloncik of 2577 Fourth Ave. in Rotterdam was charged with first-degree burglary and with first-degree criminal possession of a weapon.

The homeowner wasn’t injured, the release said, and Beloncik was scheduled to be arraigned in the Guilderland Town Court.

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