ROBBERY & ASSAULT IN STONY POINT

At approximately 6:18 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 201, the Stony Point Police Department responded to the area of Wayne Ave. for a reported assault in progress involving a knife. Further investigation revealed that an attempted robbery had occurred on Buckberg Rd. and escalated where the suspect stabbed the victim in the arm. The suspect and the victim knew each other. The victim was transported to Nyack Hospital and is currently in surgery. The suspect has been identified as Ereidis Pena, a 24 year old male of Stony Point. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Stony Point Police Department Detective Bureau. The Stony Point Police were assisted by the Rockland County Sheriff’s Patrol, B.C.I., Aviation Unit, Communications Division, the Haverstraw Town Police and K9 Unit, the NYS Police, NYS Park Police, the Stony Point Volunteer Ambulance Corp. and Rockland Paramedic Services.