37th Anniversary of Brinks Robbery

NYACK, NY — Saturday was the 37th anniversary of the day a security guard and two police officers were gunned down by members of the Black Liberation Army who had robbed a Brinks armored car moments before.

Rocklanders honor the memories of Sgt. Edward O'Grady, Officer Waverly "Chipper" Brown, and guard Peter Paige. Paige, a Brinks security guard, was shot and killed in 1981 at the Nanuet Mall by members of the Black Liberation Army carrying out the armored car heist. Brown and O'Grady were gunned down near the New York State Thruway entrance after stopping a U-Haul truck that was part of the getaway convoy.

Listen to the Rockland Historical Society's interview with Bob Baird about the event and its aftermath.

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