NEWBURGH – A man sitting in the lobby of the Newburgh City Police Station had his cell phone stolen and was punched in the face by another man who had walked into the building.
The incident occurred at 11:30 p.m. Sunday when the victim plugged his cell phone into a socket while at the station.
Police say Harvel Mayshack, 36, walked in, sat down and asked the victim if the phone was his. When the man confirmed it, Mayshack allegedly picked it up. The victim confronted Mayshack who punched him in the face and fled with the phone.
Officers located Mayshack with the phone in the area of Broadway and Johnston Street and placed him under arrest.
Mayshack and the victim are familiar with one another, police said.
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