Police Release Suspect Description in Route 202 Robbery

On Dec. 29 at about 11:30 p.m., the New York State Police were dispatched to a reported robbery that occurred on Route 202 in front of the Peekskill Animal Hospital.

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Woman Robbed on Route 202

The victim told police that she was walking home from the Beech Shopping Center when she was approached by a black male who forcibly took her belongings and then fled toward Peekskill.

The assailant is described as a dark-skinned black male, approximately 6’00” tall, with a medium build, and a gold tooth. He was reportedly wearing a dark colored (possibly dark orange) sweatshirt and a black nylon windbreaker type jacket, with black sweatpants or dark colored jeans. It is also believed that the suspect may have been wearing a black knit cap.

Anyone with information regarding this suspect is asked to contact the state police’s Cortlandt Bureau of Criminal Investigation at (914) 788-8044 or (914) 769-2600.

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