Teen robbed at knifepoint

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TOWN OF WALLKILL – Police are searching for two men believed to be involved in an armed robbery in the Town of Wallkill.

Police said on Friday, September 19 at about 9:30 p.m., a 17 year old Monticello resident was robbed at knifepoint by two men at 92 Fitzgerald Drive in Wallkill.

He told officers he had arranged to sell a pair of sneakers to an individual he met online.

During the meeting an accomplice of the would-be buyer brandished a knife. They stole the sneakers, a cellphone and an undetermined amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, approximately 19 years old, with dreadlocks or braided hair, and wearing a blue jumpsuit. The accomplice is described as a black man, about 19 years old.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Town of Wallkill detectives at 845-692-6757.




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