New details emerge in back-to-back Saratoga County ice cream shop robberies

By WNYT

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Details are becoming clearer about a man accused of robbing two stores.

Daniel McKay II of Amsterdam threatened employees at Ben & Jerry’s with a weapon, but didn’t show one, police said.

McKay allegedly then took cash from the register and ran from the store.

While they were investigating, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office responded to a second robbery at a Stewart’s on Route 9 in Malta.

McKay demanded money while once again saying he was armed, the sheriff’s office said.

Daniel McKay (Saratoga County Sheriff's Office)

McKay matched the description in both robberies.

He is being held in the Saratoga County Jail.