Police: Bystanders catch robbery suspect in Guilderland
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GUILDERLAND, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Guilderland man is accused of forcibly taking a woman's purse near Stuyvesant Plaza before attempting to flee the scene. Matthew Cattell, 32, faces multiple charges.
Charges
- Third-degree robbery
- Fourth-degree grand larceny
- Third-degree grand larceny
- Fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property
- Third-degree criminal possession of stolen property
- Third-degree menacing
- Third-degree attempted assault
Police said Cattell was pursued, stopped, and held by bystanders until officers arrived on scene. Cattell was arrested, arraigned, and released under the supervision of probation.