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Mineola Man Arrested for Robbing CVS Tuesday Morning
Peter Deverna reportedly robbed CVS and fled on bicycle before being arrested.
Police have arrested a Mineola man in connection on robbery charges.
According to Nassau County Police, Peter Deverna, 57, allegedly entered the CVS store at 17 East Jericho Turnpike in Mineola on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1:05 a.m. The defendant approached a 29 year old male cashier and demanded money.
After obtaining an undetermined amount of money, Deverna fled the scene on foot southbound on Roslyn Road. He was observed by a witness getting on a bicycle at Washington Avenue and Roslyn Road and riding to his residence.
The male witness then advised a police officer who was performing a canvass after the robbery. After an investigation by Third Squad detectives and Third Precinct police officers the defendant was taken into custody without incident at his home at 2:17 a.m.
Deverna was charged with first degree robbery and will be arraigned at First District Court in Hempstead on Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
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