NYPD, helicopter search wooded area on Staten Island as part of investigation

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NYPD officers search a wooded area along Amboy Road in Annadale as part of an ongoing investigation on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Scott Axelrod)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police officers searched a wooded area in Annadale Wednesday night as part of an investigation.

Law enforcement officials were looking for an individual or individuals sought in connection with a report of a robbery, according to unconfirmed emergency radio transmissions and witness accounts.

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NYPD officers search a wooded area along Amboy Road in Annadale as part of an ongoing investigation on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Scott Axelrod)

Officers searched the wooded area on Amboy Road between Barclay Avenue and Winslow Place.

An NYPD helicopter hovered over the area to assist.

At about 7:20 p.m., officers brought what appeared to be a teen out of the woods on Sycamore Street in handcuffs.

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NYPD officers search a wooded area along Amboy Road in Annadale as part of an ongoing investigation on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.(Advance/SILive.com | Scott Axelrod)

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