Yorktown Standoff Ends With Assault, Menacing Charges

YORKTOWN, NY — Police were able to talk down a Yorktown man after a standoff at his Crompond Road home July 4. Yorktown Police were called to the residence around 7:37 p.m. for a reported assault. When officers knocked on the door of the home belonging to David Grolz, 40, they said they heard the “unmistakable sound of a shot gun being racked,” the police report said.

Officers then withdrew from the front of the residence and established a perimeter.

Westchester County and New York State Police responded to the scene, as did a Yorktown Police hostage negotiator at 10 p.m. [Get Patch’s Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts here.]

The negotiator, with the assistance of personnel from the Westchester Intelligence Center, made contact with the Grolz and got him to leave the residence where he was safely taken into custody.

After an investigation, he was charged with third-degree assault and second-degree menacing, both misdemeanors. The menacing charge relates to the suspect allegedly menacing police with a firearm.

Police told the Journal News that Grolz was alone in the home but that there had been an alleged assault prior to officers being called to the location.

Grolz was arrested and taken to police headquarters for processing. He was held for arraignment, police said.

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