Crime & Safety
Police Make Arrest In Gas Station Armed Robbery: UPDATE
Police said the man displayed a handgun during the incident.
GREENBURGH, NY — A Yonkers man was accused of robbing a gas station in Greenburgh. Police said, on Friday, Mokosh Wilson, 21, of Yonkers, was charged with second-degree robbery, a felony.
He was scheduled for arraignment Friday afternoon.
Greenburgh police said the gas station located at 381 Knollwood Road was robbed around 12:45 a.m. Thursday by an unknown person.
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Police said the person displayed a handgun and demanded money from the register and the safe.
He fled east on Tarrytown Road on foot with the proceeds.
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The man was described as black and was wearing a dark sweatshirt, dark pants, white face mask and gloves.
Officers canvassed the immediate area, assisted by the Westchester County Police and K9 unit.
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