Crime & Safety
Homeless Man Robbed Woman At Knifepoint In Patchogue: Police
The 46-year-old man also punched the woman in the face, police say.
A homeless man punched a woman in the face and threatened her with a knife during a robbery in Patchogue on Saturday, Suffolk Police said.
It happened at 10:30 p.m. in front of 12 Maple Avenue, police said.
Charles Bishop, who was arrested Sunday evening, stole cash from the woman, police said.
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Bishop is charged with first degree robbery. He was arraigned on Monday and is being held on $35,000 cash bail or $70,000 bond.
The robbery occurred on the same day police say a Brooklyn man armed with a box cutter robbed a person on Division Street in Patchogue.
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