Repo man vs. rifle in Yonkers

By WILL DAVID
THE JOURNAL NEWS

YONKERS - A 33-year-old Yonkers resident pulled a 9mm rifle on a man who was legally repossessing his car for non-payment, city police said today.

The resident, Chris Cicero of 1332 Midland Ave., was later arrested by police Officer Gerald Spano, Yonkers Police Lt. Diane Hessler said.

Police gave this account:

At 10 last night, the 24-year-old employee of Traxx Recovery Service placed a boot on a wheel to immobilize the white 2004 BMW 545 four-door sedan in the garage in the apartment building at 2 Louisiana Ave., Lt. Hessler said.

He then went up into the building and told Cicero, who was in his brother's apartment there, that he was repossessing the car. Hessler said Cicero at first agreed to allow him to take the car.

But then Cicero went into the the garage with a rifle and threatened the victim with it. The repossession agent left and called the police, Hessler said.

Cicero was arrested and charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, a felony, and second-degree menacing, a misdemeanor.