Wappingers Falls man charged in robbery investigation
Troop F Commander
PRESS RELEASE
On January 3, 2018, State Police at Highland charged Anthony Abbot, 34 of Wappingers Falls, NY, with 2 counts of Robbery 3rd degree, (Class D felony), 1 count of Attempted Robbery 3rd degree (Class E felony) and 2 counts of Attempted Robbery 2nd degree (Class D felony).
Abbot is accused of entering the CVS Pharmacy on Riverview Drive in the town of Marlborough and forcibly taking narcotics. He is also accused of forcibly taking property from a female customer as well as attempting to rob an additional customer and attempting to carjack two vehicles from the parking lot.
Abbot was taken into custody near the store by The Town of Marlborough Police Department. Investigation by state police, Marlborough Police Department, Ulster County Sheriffs Office and the Town of New Windsor Police Department linked Abbot to a carjacking earlier in the day in the Town of New Windsor where the victim sustained serious injuries.
Abbott was arraigned before Town of Marlborough Justice Dan Jackson and remanded to the Ulster County Jail without bail.
