NEW ROCHELLE, NY (March 10, 2023) — Detectives from the NRPD West End Armed Robbery Task Force made two separate arrests Tuesday, both linked to a series of armed robberies, and charged an adult and a juvenile for involvement in robberies that occurred in the past.
Police narrative: New Rochelle Detectives obtained information that led to the arrest of two suspects involved in multiple robberies where what appeared to be a fire arm was displayed. The robberies occurred in the West End of New Rochelle over the last few months.
On March 7th, 2023 at about 2:00 am, Detectives arrested on male juvenile for a robbery that occurred on February 28th, 2023.
Later that same day at about 6:00 pm, Detectives were able to apprehend a second suspect of the same robbery, who was also involved in another robbery that occurred on January 16th, 2023.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information on these robberies is asked to call New Rochelle Police at 914-654-2300.
Arrest & Charge:
Male Juvenile, 16, of New Rochelle, NY.
- Robbery 2nd Degree, a C Felony
Arrest & Charge:
Brandon Scott, 18, of New Rochelle, NY.
- 2 counts, Robbery 1st Degree, a B Felony
West End Armed Robbery Task Force
After New Rochelle Police received reports of three robberies over the course of about a week and a half, all with matching descriptions of the suspects, a task force was assembled. Several detectives and a detective supervisor were deployed in unmarked cars during the time frames of the robberies.
The suspects in each of the three cases were described as 2 to 3 males walking together (in two robberies there were 3 suspects, in the other there were 2). The race of the suspects was described as black in two incidents and Hispanic in the other, all wearing dark colored jackets. In two of these incidents, a firearm was displayed, and in 1 incident the victim was hit with the firearm.
The creation of the West End Armed Robbery Task Force was first made public by Deputy Commissioner Neil Reynolds at the February 23, 2023 meeting of the Community Police Partnership Board when he disclosed one unrelated arrest by officers on the Task Force.
On January 20th, 2023, officers from the Task Force observed a suspicious person who was stopped and found to be in possession of a fully-loaded handgun.
Justin Young, 19, of New Rochelle, NY was arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon — 2, a C Felony and Criminal Trespass – 3, a B Misdemeanor.
The arrest was not connected to the robberies that led to the creation of the Task Force.
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