Police: Johnstown stolen car tracked by phone into Gloversville

Police: Johnstown stolen car tracked by phone into Gloversville By WNYT JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. (WNYT) — A cell phone left inside a stolen vehicle helped investigators track it to Gloversville, where the driver was taken into custody, according to Johnstown Police. Officers were sent to a business near Dove Street at about 1:23 a.m. Oct. 29 for a report of a stolen vehicle. The victim told officers his cell phone was still inside the vehicle and could be tracked. An officer stayed with the victim and gave ongoing location updates based on the phone tracker. Police followed the vehicle north on North Perry Street into Gloversville, where police found it near Church Street and stopped it at Church and Bleecker streets. Gloversville police took Chan J.P. Sonderfan into custody and had their own charges tied to the case. Johnstown officers stayed at the scene until a detective arrived to process the stolen vehicle. Sonderfan, 40, was charged with grand larceny: motor vehicle valued over $100. He was arraigned in Gloversville City Court on those charges and was sent to the Fulton County Jail. without bail. He was later given an appearance ticket in the correctional facility that is returnable to Johnstown City Court at a later date.