Man Uses Knife To Steal Food At Northern Westchester Supermarket, Police Say

A 41-year-old man is behind bars after he used a knife to steal food at a supermarket in Northern Westchester, state police said.

Super Foodtown Supermarket on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps street view*

Joe Lombardi

10/02/2018 8:30 a.m.

State Police responded to the Super Foodtown Supermarket on Albany Post Road in the town of Cortlandt for a report of a robbery on Thursday, Sept. 27 at about 2:45 p.m.

An investigation found that Cortlandt resident Robert Patterson used a knife to forcibly steal food from the supermarket, state police said. Specific details regarding the robbery were not released.

Patterson was charged with first-degree robbery, a Class B felony, and third-degree criminal possession, a Class D felony.

Patterson was transported to Westchester Medical Center for a preexisting medical condition, and arraigned before the town of Mount Pleasant Justice. He was remanded to the Westchester County Jail without bail and is due back in court this week.

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