ALBANY, NY - District Attorney P. David Soares announced today that TODD ROGERS, 54, of Albany, pleaded guilty to (1) Count of Attempted Robbery in the First Degree, a Class C Violent Felony, before the Honorable Roger D. McDonough yesterday in Albany County Supreme Court.
On April 24, 2021, at approximately 2:35 P.M., officers from the Albany Police Department responded to a liquor store at 795 Madison Avenue for reports of a robbery. Upon arrival, the victim told officers a man entered the store, threatened them with a knife and demanded cash. The victim complied and the man fled with an amount of cash.
The following day, on April 25, 2021, at approximately 10:30 A.M., officers responded to a separate store located at 845 Madison Avenue for reports of a robbery. There, the victim told responding officers that a man came behind the counter and demanded cash from the register. The victim complied and the man fled with cash.
On April 29, 2021, at approximately 1:50 P.M., an employee from the same store located at 845 Madison Avenue reported to police that ROGERS had once again entered the store and demanded cash from the register. The victim told officers that the suspect also came behind the counter during the robbery and threatened them with a knife.
The guilty plea today satisfies all open charges pending against ROGERS. Based on his previous criminal history, ROGERS faces up to 20 years to Life in State Prison, when sentenced on October 22, 2021.
Senior Assistant District Attorney Joseph Brucato is handing the prosecution of this case.
For more information please contact Cecilia Walsh at (518) 275-4710 or [email protected]
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