Law enforcement is investigating a robbery and car thefts from Utica, that occurred at Macy’s in Destiny USA Mall in Syracuse, according to a statement by the New York State Police.
Around 11 a.m. on Sept. 9, police said a group of individuals, all dressed in black and gray clothing and wearing surgical masks, entered the store and stole men’s merchandise.
No weapons were displayed. The suspects fled in multiple vehicles.
Syracuse Police initially pursued two of the suspect vehicles before discontinuing the chase. A short time later, state police located one of the vehicles and pursued it eastbound on the New York State Thruway (I-90) in the city of Oneida, where it crashed. The sole occupant sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was taken into custody.
Another suspect vehicle was later found near State Route 291 in the town of Marcy.
Three suspects fled the vehicle on foot. A coordinated search by State Police, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Park Police, New York Mills, Whitestown, Whitesboro, and Yorkville Police Departments, the Department of Environmental Conservation, and other partner agencies resulted in three suspects being taken into custody.
The two vehicles were reported stolen out of the city of Utica.
Authorities have not yet named those involved with the alleged thefts and police chases.
The New York State Police said at this time, there is no threat to the public.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Law enforcement investigating robbery, theft, car chase
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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