Reported robbery results in big law enforcement response
Published: Mar. 10, 2023 at 2:13 PM EST
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - A reported robbery prompted a big police presence in a Watertown neighborhood Friday afternoon.
City and state police as well as Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies were called to 415 Gotham Street. Nearly a dozen law enforcement vehicles responded to the scene.
Neighbors told 7 News that police were seen entering the home with assault-style rifles.
According to Detective Sergeant Joseph Giaquinto of the Watertown Police Department, police received a report at 12:45 p.m. that a robbery had just taken place.
He said police have a suspect and the incident is under investigation.
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