Outstanding police work by Central Precinct Officer Larry Benz led to the arrest of two teenage robbery suspects Tuesday night.
A 44-year-old man was walking in the 500 block of 5th Avenue North at 7:50 p.m. when the young men demanded money. When the victim told them he didn’t have any money, the 16-year-old, encouraged by the 15-year-old, punched him in the head and attempted to grab the victim’s wallet. The suspects fled on foot without taking anything.
The victim flagged down a passerby who called police. Within ten minutes, Officer Benz alertly spotted the suspects sitting on a bench at 4th Avenue North and Union Street where they were taken into custody without incident.
The victim positively identified the suspects who admitted their involvement.
Both teens are charged in juvenile court with attempted robbery.
Through the first eight months of this year, there was a 47 % increase in the number of juveniles charged with robbery when compared to the same period in 2006.
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