Peekskill Man Made Terroristic Threats Against Croton FD, PD, EMS: Police

CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — Mister Rogers famously told us to "look for the helpers" when disaster strikes, but a Peekskill man had something else in mind entirely, according to police.

The Croton-on-Hudson Police Department says 48-year-old Jonathon Brooks was arrested for making terroristic threats against fire department properties, an ambulance, members of EMS, and the police department.

On Feb. 20, police received a report that a person had sent messages through social media threatening to harm several Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department buildings and vehicles.

On Feb. 23, additional reports were received about the same person threatening a Croton EMS ambulance and members of the emergency services with bodily harm. In addition, the person said that if the Croton-on-Hudson Police Department tried to arrest him, they would also be harmed, according to cops.

After Croton-on-Hudson Police Department detectives investigated the reports, with help from the FBI Westchester Safe Streets Task Force, Brooks was identified as the suspect.

After his arrest, he was charged with felony making a terroristic threat. Brooks was arraigned and released on his own recognizance with a Village of Justice Court date scheduled for today.