Crime & Safety

Greenburgh Police Accuse Yonkers Man Of Stealing From Vehicle

After fleeing from the scene, the police said the man was seen trying to steal a delivery van.

GREENBURGH, NY — A Yonkers man was arrested in Greenburgh after being accused of stealing from a car.

The Town of Greenburgh Police Department said, shortly before 4 a.m. March 14, officers were sent to Old Lane in the Edgemont section of Greenburgh for a report of a suspicious person.

An investigation by patrol officers found there was an attempted theft from a vehicle.

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The officers said they checked the area and saw a man who immediately fled from them.

Subsequently, the man was located by officers in the parking lot of 702 Central Park Ave. trying to steal a delivery van, police said.

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Erich Edwardo Cruz, 27, of Yonkers, was arrested and taken to police headquarters.

He was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny and fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, felonies.

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