Stabbing Incident Strikes Massage Spa In Wappingers, New York

A quiet Saturday afternoon turned quickly into chaos at a small Wappingers Falls business this past weekend, as a robbery attempt went wrong and resulted in injuries.

Authorities are still looking for answers regarding a scary incident on Saturday April 6th in a relatively busy area of Wappingers Falls. With the number of new businesses that opened here over the past few years, in addition to the usual traffic due to Hannaford, there's always a lot of activity at the plaza located at1490 US-9 in Wappingers Falls.

For those that enter the plaza from the Myers Corners Road entrance, you are likely familiar with the smaller strip plaza that sits adjacent to the Hannaford supermarket, and not far from the Wappingers DMV.

The storefront on the left end of the plaza called Physical Wellness Spa, was said to be the scene of a violent incident over the weekend.

Attempted Robbery Leads To Stabbing At Wappingers Spa

Initial reports indicate that two individuals at the Physical Wellness Spa in Wappingers were injured as a result of an attempted robbery gone wrong. Just after 3:30pm on Saturday April 6th, authorities received a call for assistance at 1490 Route 9, the location of an attempted robbery that resulted in a stabbing and subsequent injury of two individuals.

Initial reports cite that the alleged perpetrator had 'fled the scene in an unknown direction.' At this time, no names or details regarding those that were injured have been released, nor any further information about the status of the alleged perpetrator.

The Trustco Bank in the same plaza, just a few doors down to the right of the spa, was the scene of a robbery back in 2019. The robbery, which took place in June of 2019, occurred when a man allegedly threatened to blow up the bank before making off with an 'undisclosed amount of money.' The supect was later identified as Yosef Ziegler.

This story is still developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.