Two young suspects, aged 12 and 14, were apprehended by Baltimore Police yesterday, linked to an armed robbery of a 14-year-old boy in East Baltimore. The robbery, according to WMAR-2 News, involved the suspects demanding the victim's phone at gunpoint after pulling him to the ground in the 700 block of E. North Avenue. This incident marks the sixth time the 12-year-old has been arrested for similar crimes.
Further details provided by Fox Baltimore reveal that the 12-year-old was wearing an ankle monitor during the time of the robbery. The victim, getting off an MTA bus, was asked by the suspects to use his iPhone 13, which, after his refusal and a brief scuffle, was ultimately taken when one of the juveniles brandished a gun and demanded it. The victim later identified both suspects to police, who detained them after tracking the phone's last known location via Citiwatch cameras.
Police records state that the older boy had a chipped tooth, matching the description the teenage victim gave to the police. After the victim's phone was turned off and could not be found at that time, detectives managed to locate the suspects in the 700 block of Mello Court, where they were seen matching the description provided. Both juveniles were then taken to the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center.
