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Syracuse teen charged for attempted armed robbery in Clay
CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office was called to the Heritage Park Townhouses off Wetzel Road after receiving a call for an attempted armed robbery on Sunday, June 1.
Sheriff deputies said that when they arrived, they spoke to the victim, who reported that the suspect had attempted to rob him of his phone and vehicle at gunpoint. Police say that the suspect ran away after failing to steal the victim's property.
Through a description of the suspect provided by the victim, the Sheriff's Office and the New York State Police were able to find the suspect, who has been identified as 18-year-old Gabron Polk of Syracuse, in the woods behind Wetzel Road Elementary School.
Polk was arrested about 30 minutes after the police were originally called. Sheriff's Deputies reported finding a 9mm 'ghost gun' in Polk's possession at the time of his arrest.
Polk was charged with the following offenses:
Attempted Robbery in the First Degree (Class B Felony) – Forcible theft with a deadly weapon.
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class C Felony) – Possession of a loaded firearm.
Criminal Use of a Firearm in the Second Degree (Class C Felony) – Display of a weapon during a felony.
Criminal Possession of a Firearm (Class E Felony).
Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree (Class A Misdemeanor) – Possession of a 'ghost gun.'
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