Queens man stole jewelry from a man at Plug Power meet up on Dec. 27
DELMAR – The Bethlehem police arrested a 25-year-old Queens man on Tuesday, Jan. 30 for December robbery of a man selling jewelry through Facebook Marketplace.
Detectives from the department traveled to New York City to pick up Ronaldo Alcazar and return him to Bethlehem to face charges. The US Marshals Task Force assisted in the operation.
Alcazar was charged with robbery-first degree, criminal use of a firearm, robbery-second degree, criminal possession of a weapon, grand larceny, unlawful imprisonment, and conspiracy, all felonies, and menacing, a misdemeanor.
On Wednesday, Dec. 27 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Bethlehem police received a 911 call from a woman who witnessed an armed robbery in progress in the parking lot of Plug Power at 125 Vista Boulevard.
When police arrived, the victim advised officers that two black males, one armed with a handgun, had a physical altercation with a male victim, then stole jewelry and the victim’s car keys. Both males then fled the scene.
According to police, the suspect vehicle was a dark-colored Toyota Sienna minivan (possibly purple) occupied by two black males and was last seen southbound on Vista Boulevard towards Route 85. There were people in the area who witnessed the incident, due to a shift change at the business.
Alcazar allegedly displayed a handgun and was wearing a black and white skeleton sweatshirt hoodie and a mask.
The alleged robbery was the result of a Facebook marketplace pre-arranged meeting from where the victim intended to sell the jewelry to the suspects.
The Bethlehem Police Department remind people that there is a safe exchange location for E-commerce on the east side of the Bethlehem Town Hall at 447 Delaware Ave, Delmar, that is monitored by surveillance video and police personnel.
Alcazar was arraigned in Town of Bethlehem Court and remanded to Albany County jail in lieu of $30,000 cash bail or $60,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for February 2 in Town of Bethlehem Court.
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