Crime & Safety

Felony Charges For Port Chester Man Charged with Harrison Dry Cleaner's Robbery

A 42-year-old Port Chester man confessed to police that he had swiped approximately $600 from Paul's Dry Cleaners on 368 Halstead Ave. in a series of burglaries in May and July.

The man said he had stolen $550 from the store's cash register during a 12-hour interval on May 6 and 7, 2013 , according to police reports.  He took an additional $60 on July 23 at 1:10 a.m., he said.

The Port Chester resident was charged with two counts of third degree burglary, felonies, on July 24, and taken to Westchester County Jail in Valhalla.  His bail was set at $25K.

He will return to Harrison court on July 30 at 9 a.m.

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