Ramapo police arrest two men from Rockland in connection with Walmart bomb threat
Ramapo Police Lt. Chris Franklin said in a news release Wednesday, March 12, that Francky Charles, 21, of Spring Valley, and Roosevelt Depas, 22, of Nyack, were arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat, a category D felony. Both were arraigned before Village of Airmont Justice Alan Straus and released without bail pending future court appearances, Franklin said.
According to the news release, Charles and Depas allegedly entered the Walmart at around 7:15 p.m. Sunday and informed employees that they had a bomb and left shortly after, prompting a temporary evacuation of the store.
Authorities subsequently searched the Walmart, using K9s that specialized in explosive detection. No explosives were found.
After an investigation, police were able to identify the two suspects, who were arrested Wednesday.
Ramapo police were assisted in the investigation by the FBI, New York State and Rockland County intelligence centers, Rockland County Crime Analysis Center, Rockland County Sheriff's Office Bureau of Criminal Investigation and K9 Unit, as well as the Clarkstown Police Department K9 Unit.
The Irvington Fire Department and Irvington police responded to calls of a potential bomb threat at the Ardsley Country Club on Saturday, March 8. No explosive devices were found, and the scene was deemed safe.
The Journal News/lohud has reached out to the Irvington Police Department for updates on the Ardsley investigation.
Whether the threats in Ramapo and Ardsley were related was unclear as of Thursday morning.
(This story may update.)
Contributing: Lohud's Alexandra Rivera
This article originally appeared on Rockland/Westchester Journal News: Ramapo NY police make arrests in Suffern Walmart bomb threat case
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