Crime & Safety
Police: Sayville Man Arrested For Two Armed Robberies
Police say 21-year-old James Schenck robbed a Sayville liquor store and an Oakdale 7-Eleven over the past week.
A Sayville man was arrested Tuesday evening on charges of robbing two stores over the past week, police said.
James Schenck, 21, displayed what appeared to be a gun while robbing Michael’s Wines and Liquors on Main Street in Sayville last Friday afternoon and a 7-Eleven on Montauk Highway in Oakdale early Tuesday morning, police said.
In both robberies, Schenck demanded cash from store employees, who complied with his request, police said.
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Schneck was arrested around 5 p.m. Tuesday on Main Street in Sayville following an investigation, police said.
Schneck is charged with with two counts of first degree robbery. He is being held on $50,000 bail.
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