Crime & Safety
Livingston Manor Man Accused Of Robbing Gas Station
Police said he also tried to rob a Dollar General store.
LIVINGSTON MANOR, NY — A Sullivan County man was arrested after being accused of robbing a gas station and trying to rob a Dollar General.
The New York State Police said Ollen Eck III, 38, of Livingston Manor, was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree robbery and second-degree attempted robbery.
Police said Eck robbed the Sunoco gas station March 16 and tried to rob the Dollar General March 18. Both locations are in Livingston Manor.
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Eck was arrested in the town of Thompson and was arraigned in the Town of Rockland Court.
He was sent to the Sullivan County Jail.
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The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact the New York State Police at 845-292-6600.
State police were assisted by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the Village of Monticello Police Department.
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