*Update* State Police and Pound Ridge Police investigate a reported robbery
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Richard L. Mazzone
Troop K Commander
PRESS RELEASE
*Update – 16-year-old issued a Family Court Appearance Ticket returnable to the Westchester County Youth Part on April 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. for Falsely Reporting an Incident in the 3rd degree, a class A misdemeanor. *
Pound Ridge, New York – On April 12, 2019, the New York State Police and the Pound Ridge Police Department investigated a reported robbery in Westchester County.
The Pound Ridge Police Department and the NY State Police from Somers responded to a report of a robbery at approximately 7:05 a.m., where the victim claimed to have been assaulted by an unknown male subject who then stole the victim’s wallet. The investigation determined that the 16-year-old victim fabricated the series of events, and falsely reported the robbery.
The investigation remains ongoing, and an update will be provided upon completion.
