Trump State Park sign is stolen, New York man arrested
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Mugshot for Ronald Atzmon, 31, of Carmel, N.Y. (New York State Park Police)
An act of vandalism at Donald J. Trump State Park in a New York City suburb has led to an arrest.
Police said the entrance sign to the park in Westchester County was vandalized and stolen March 22. The sign was replaced.
A local news website TAPinto Yorktown reports that Ronald Atzmon, 32, of Carmel, N.Y., was charged Friday with criminal mischief, a felony, and petty larceny, a misdemeanor, in connection with the theft.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The arrest came a day after New York State Park Police shared images from surveillance cameras showing a man inside a Ford Transit passenger van stealing the sign, the Westchester Journal News reported Saturday.
Police installed the cameras after the sign was stolen in January in a previous act of vandalism.
Trump Park consists of 436 acres of undeveloped land in Westchester and another county, TAPinto reported April 2. Trump reportedly wanted to build a golf course but couldn’t secure permits from government officials. He donated the land to the state in 2006.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Trump’s name must be “prominently displayed” at both entrances, according to the 2006 deal, TAPinto reported.
Few New Yorkers even know about the state-owned Trump park. It is not listed on the website for New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.