A PARISHVILLE MAN FACES TEN CRIMINAL CHARGES, FOUR OF THEM FELONIES RELATED TO A SERIES OF ALLEGED VEHICLE BREAK-INS, BURGLARIES AND THEFTS.

STATE POLICE INVESTIGATORS IN MASSENA SAY 35-YEAR-OLD FRANCIS GREEN OF PUMPKIN HILL ROAD WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY ON TWO SEPARATE SLATES OF CHARGES RELATED TO INCIDENTS IN PARISHVILLE AND MADRID. GREEN ALLEGEDLY HAD A SET OF BRASS KNUCKLES FROM THE PARISHVILLE INCIDENT, AND A SWITCH-BLADE KNIFE FROM THE MADRID INCIDENT. INVESTIGATORS SAY GOING INTO MORE DETAIL AT THIS TIME ON THE TYPES OF MERCHANDISE GREEN ALLEGEDLY STOLE OR HAD IN HIS POSSESSION WOULD COMPROMISE THEIR CASE.

IN THE PARISHVILLE CASE, GREEN WAS CHARGED WITH SEPARATE FELONY COUNTS OF STOLEN PROPERTY POSSESSION; AND MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF WEAPON POSSESSION AND UNLAWFULLY DEALING IN FIREWORKS; PLUS A MARIJUANA POSSESSION VIOLATION. FOR THE MADRID CASE, GREEN WAS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY COUNTS OF THIRD DEGREE BURGLARY, AND MISDEMEANOR COUNTS OF POSSESSING BURGLAR'S TOOLS, WEAPON POSSESSION, AND POSSESSION OF STOLEN PROPERTY.

GREEN WAS ARRAIGNED AND REMANDED TO THE ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ON 25-THOUSAND-DOLLARS CASH BAIL OR 50-THOUSAND-DOLLARS BAIL BOND.

GREEN HAS A LONG HISTORY OF TROUBLE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN RECENT YEARS, MOSTLY RELATED TO IMPAIRED DRIVING