WAWARSING – A Kerhonkson man was accused of the armed robbery of a Stewart’s Shop in the town of Wawarsing late Monday night.
State police said the case began when troopers responded to a panic alarm at the Stewart’s Shop at 6331 Route 209 in Wawarsing just before 11 p.m. Monday.
According to state police, a preliminary investigation revealed that a male suspect wearing a gray hoodie and a blue ski mask entered the store armed with a firearm.
He approached a female employee, pointed the weapon at her back, demanded money and threatened harm if she did not comply, police said.
He subsequently fled the store.
On Wednesday, the suspect, identified as Thomas E. Miller, 55, of Kerhonkson, was located, arrested and charged with first-degree robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies.
State police did not release any other details about how they identified Miller, or how or where he was located.
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Miller was arraigned in the Ulster County Centralized Arraignment Part Court and sent to Ulster County Jail in lieu of $100,000 cash bail or $200,000 bond, pending further court action.
The name of his attorney was not immediately available.
State police said their investigation is continuing, and anyone with relevant information is asked to call the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at their Ellenville barracks, 845-626-2800.
Mike Randall covers breaking news for the Times Herald-Record and the Poughkeepsie Journal. Reach him at [email protected].
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