Four detained following call to train station

Beacon police officers on June 20 arrested two men and a minor on charges of possessing a loaded handgun that had been stolen in Georgia.

According to a news release issued by the Police Department, officers received a call on Friday morning about a dispute at the Metro-North station in which someone had been threatened with being shot.

Officers said they found Alfredo Robles, 20, of Beacon, running from the scene. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant for charges of third-degree assault, second-degree criminal contempt and endangering the welfare of a child, all misdemeanors.

While processing Robles, a vehicle parked in the City Hall lot. Believing it was involved with the dispute, officers questioned the occupants and found the gun.

Kiahron Thompson, 20; Malachi Cornwell, 19; and a 16-year-old who was not named because of his age, all Poughkeepsie residents, were each charged with three felonies, including criminal possession of a weapon and possession of stolen property.

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