Crime & Safety
Robbery In Buchanan Leads To School District Lockout
Victims reported a knife-wielding man in a red and white mask.
CORTLANDT, NY — The New York State Police and the Buchanan Police Department are investigating a mid-morning robbery on Bleakley Avenue in the village. It occurred just before 10 a.m. Monday and led to a temporary lockout at several Hendrick Hudson schools.
Police said victims described a dark-skinned man wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, with a white and red face mask, who held them at knifepoint in a small business office on Bleakley Avenue near Broadway.
One victim reported being tied up by the man.
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The man then fled with an unknown amount of cash in a black four-door sedan.
Police searching for the man and the car coordinated with local school officials.
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Due to police activity in the area, and based on the recommendation of local law enforcement, Buchanan-Verplanck ES, Frank G. Lindsey ES, Hendrick Hudson HS and the District Office are currently in a lockout until... https://t.co/uGyD3OVhw2
— Joseph E. Hochreiter (@HenHudSupt) February 4, 2019
Anyone with information regarding this incident or possible information regarding a suspect please contact the New York State Police at (914) 769-2600.
Do not take any police action if you believe you have encountered the suspect. Collect as much information as possible, and call the State Police immediately.
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