Man Charged With Robbing Mahwah 7-Eleven

MAHWAH, N.J. — Police charged a man with robbing the 7-Eleven store on Franklin Turnpike Feb. 19, authorities said.

Cory M. Tridgell, 24, of Suffern, New York, was arrested and charged after Detective Eric Larsen reviewed surveillance footage and conducted interviews after the store was robbed, said Chief James Batelli.

Tridgell allegedly threatened to kill someone during the robbery and had a gun on him when he reportedly committed the crime, police said. Authorities did not say if Tridgell used the gun during the robbery.

Larsen learned that Tridgell may have left New York after allegedly committing the robbery, but later returned there Wednesday when Haverstraw Police learned where he was and arrested him, Batelli said.

Tridgell was charged with first-degree robbery, possession of a firearm, possession of handgun in the commission of a crime and theft, the chief said.

Tridgell is currently in the Rockland County Jail awaiting extradition to New Jersey, police said.

Batelli thanked the Suffern and Haverstraw police departments and Mahwah detectives "for their diligence in identifying Tridgell as the person responsible for the robbery," he said.

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Cory M. Tridgell, 24 — Mahwah Police Department