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Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbed At Knifepoint In Region Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbed At Knifepoint In Region
Suspect Nabbed After Store Robbed At Knifepoint In Region A suspect has been apprehended after an armed robbery at a business in Northern Westchester. The incident happened around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9 in Peekskill on the 1000 block of Main Street. The store clerk told responding Peekskill Police officers that a male subject who was armed with a knife, had just robbed the store.  The clerk was unsure if the suspect had fled the scene, or was still inside of the building, and believed that he may have had access to a firearm as well, Peekskill Police said.  Peekskill PD officers established a perimeter, and with the help of t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Police: Woman Faces Charges After Barricading Herself In Home In Region Police: Woman Faces Charges After Barricading Herself In Home In Region
Police: Woman Faces Charges After Barricading Herself In Home In Region A Northern Westchester woman is facing charges after allegedly threatening a worker at her home. Police were called to the house on Gerard Court in Yorktown Tuesday, April 19, for a reported dispute between a resident and workers at the home, Yorktown Police said. Officers determined that the 44-year-old woman, whose name was not released, had pointed what appeared to be a gun at one of the workers and threatened to shoot him, police said. As officers tried to arrest her she barricaded herself inside the home, police said. She was eventually arrested after additional officers with the Wes…

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by Michael Mashburn