Teen Riding in Alley Has Bike, $200 Stolen
A 15-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle in an alley Wednesday evening was robbed of $200 in cash by two youths who knocked him to the ground, then rode off on his bike, police said.
The victim was riding in the 17300 block of Jacquelyn Lane about 7:20 p.m. when the robbery occurred, said Police Lt. Charles Poe.
“The two suspects, believed to be 12 and 16 years old, threatened the use of a gun, but no weapon was seen,” Poe said.
The teen-ager was shaken but not injured in the attack.
Poe said investigators do not know why the victim was carrying so much cash, which the robbers took from his front shirt pocket.
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