Police Arrest Suspect in Muggings of Teen Students in Yonkers

Police in Yonkers say they've arrested a man suspected of targeting teenage students in a series of muggings since November. 

The 20-year-old Yonkers resident is charged in two of the four robberies police were investigating. 

The victims, students between the ages of 12 and 18, were each robbed while walking in the area of 150 Rockland Ave., between 7:20 a.m. and 8 a.m. police said. He was believed to be armed with a knife in each case. 

Police said it's possible the suspect will be charged with the other two robberies. He's not being identified because of the ongoing investigation. 

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