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Police: Man arraigned for armed robbery in Poughkeepsie

Officers responded to a robbery at a gas station on Violet Avenue when they learned the suspect had run away.

Rob Taub

Oct 4, 2023, 6:50 PM

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Town of Poughkeepsie police say they arraigned an armed robbery suspect on Wednesday.

They say officers responding to a robbery at a gas station on Violet Avenue when they learned the suspect had run away. The clerk told officers a man, Sean Grant, showed a semi-automatic and demanded money from the register and the clerk's phone.

A police dog was able to locate some of the stolen cash, the phone, and some of the Grant’s clothing in a nearby parking lot and someone’s yard.

Grant was arrested at a residential facility and now faces charges for robbery in the first degree.

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