Police arrested a Fort Edward man for allegedly trying to rob a man in the parking lot of an auto parts store.

Officers responded to O’Reilly Auto Parts at 114 Saratoga Ave. in South Glens Falls Thursday evening for a report of an armed robber.

The victim reported as he left the store, he saw a man with a knife slashing two of his tires. The suspect then started coming toward him with the knife and demanding that he give him everything in his pockets, police said. The victim ran back into the store and called 911. 

The suspect was seen getting into his own vehicle and driving away. Store employees identified him as Roman A. Van Der Schyff, 24.

Washington County Sheriff’s deputies found Van Der Schyff at his Route 4 home, and he was arrested.

No property was stolen and no one was hurt.

Van Der Schyff was charged with felony counts of attempted robbery and criminal mischief. He was arraigned in Moreau Town Court with bail set at $5,000 cash or $10,000 bond. He was then sent to Saratoga County Jail.

He is due back in court on Dec. 6 at 9 a.m.