On July 9th, 2022, at about 2:44am, New Rochelle Police responded to 969 Main Street on a report of a carjacking. A restaurant owner was closing his business for the night and was accosted by 2 male suspects who demanded the keys to his vehicle. A semi-automatic handgun was displayed. The victim complied, and the vehicle was taken. New Rochelle Detectives, along with the Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center and the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, were able to develop leads and tracked the vehicle to a neighborhood within the confines of the 47th precinct in the Bronx. Surveillance on the vehicle was set up with New Rochelle Detectives and FBI personnel. At about 2:00pm, the suspects returned to the vehicle and after a brief foot chase, were taken into custody. A third suspect was also taken into custody; these 3 suspects are also suspected to be involved with robberies that occurred hours earlier in Connecticut and Portchester, NY.
ARRESTED:
3 juveniles, ages 15, 16, and 17 years of age (names withheld due to juvenile status)
CHARGES:
Penal Law 165.15 Robbery 1st Degree; Display a firearm – B Felony
Due to their Juvenile status in New York, the suspects were arraigned virtually that evening and were released from custody on their own recognizance to their parents.