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Man Brandishes Box Cutter During Argument In Orangeburg, Police Say

ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. - A Rockland man is facing multiple charges after allegedly wielding a box cutter in a “menacing” way during a late-night dispute.

Orangetown Police Department.

Orangetown Police Department.

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Officers from the Orangetown Police Department were dispatched to an Orangeburg home shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning, where there was a reported dispute at the Rockland home.

According to police, it is alleged that 25-year-old Orangeburg resident Francensco Turiano was involved in a verbal dispute with another man at the residence, and during the disagreement, he displayed a box cutter in a “menacing matter.”

After interviewing Turiano and witnesses at the scene, he was taken into custody and charged with second-degree menacing and criminal possession of a weapon, both misdemeanors. He was arraigned on the charges and is due back in Orangetown Justice Court to answer the charges on Oct. 17.

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