Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Displays Knife At Amazon Warehouse In Five Towns: Police
Aubree Thompson faces a charge of burglary from the Tuesday morning incident in North Lawrence, police said.
NORTH LAWRENCE, NY — A homeless man was arrested Tuesday morning for a burglary in North Lawrence.
Aubree Thompson, 35, was spotted in an Amazon warehouse on Rockaway Boulevard, holding a black knife, police said.
A 28-year-old female security guard told the man that he was allowed in the building, but he ran further into the facility, police said.
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Thompson was located by police in the second-floor parking garage. After a brief foot chase, he was placed into custody, authorities said.
No one was injured.
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Thompson is charged with third-degree burglary, fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon and second-degree obstructing governmental administration. He is expected to face arraignment on Wednesday.
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