Crime & Safety
Police: Man Stows Suspicious Duffle Bag
Tarrytown Police investigated a report a man leaving a suspicious bag in a South Broadway parking lot, but it turned out to be a duffle bag he just didn't want to carry on his job search.
A caller reported to police a suspicious bag left in the parking lot of his office building at 65 S. Broadway which turned out to be stowed by a man looking for a job.
A 911 caller reported on Feb. 14 at 5:20 p.m. that a man outside of his office building had a suspicious package in his hands.
Officers reported that the male subject (about 5’6” to 5’8”, wearing a black jacket with a grey hooded sweatshirt underneath) placed a bag near one of the employee’s cars and walked away.
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The man then left the area. Officers found the man on North Broadway near the intersection of McKeel Avenue. The man was found to have no police record.
He said he was going business to business looking for employment and just didn’t want to walk around carrying his duffle bag. Police dropped the man off at the Tarrytown Metro-North train station and reported all in order.
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