Crime & Safety

Man Arrested After Knife Threat in Shrewsbury

The suspect brandished the knife at a bartender at the Shrewsbury American Legion Post 111, police said.

A suspect has been arrested in connection to a threat at Shrewsbury American Legion Post 111 at 7300 Lansdowne Avenue. 

The incident occurred just after midnight on Saturday, March 2. Shrewsbury Police said a Shrewsbury man brandished a knife at the bartender.

The bartender removed the knife from the suspect, police said, and called police after the suspect left. 

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Police later found him at Shrewsbury Lanes and arrested him in connection to third-degree assault. 

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