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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 4:25 pm
This use to be one of my old stomping grounds, and I live just 7miles north of this location now.
Senior Citizen Attacked By Teens
Two 18-Year-Old Men To Be Arraigned Today
POSTED: Friday, April 3, 2009
UPDATED: 3:23 pm EDT April 3, 2009
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MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. -- Two Hazel Park teens will be arraigned today after police say they beat and robbed a 69-year-old man in Madison Heights.
Police said the man had been on a SMART bus, which the teens were also riding. The young men, both 18, followed him when he got off the bus at John R Street, just south of 12 Mile Road, about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to officials.
"Robberies like this are kind of rare for us," said Madison Heights police Lt. Bob Anderson. "It was so brazen and took place in the middle of a side street in full view of people on John R."
"The two suspects were walking down the street in front of the victim and then slowed down until the victim caught up with them," Anderson said. "They asked him if he had a gun. After he said he didn't, they attacked him."
Police said the robbery happened on Parker Avenue, a side street off of John R.
One of the two teens got behind the man and pulled him down to the ground, police said.
"They held him down and beat him," Anderson said. "They repeatedly punched him in the head and rifled his pockets."
The teens took more than $100 cash from the man, according to Anderson.
Officials said a couple coming out of a nearby business on John R heard somebody scream, saw the teens beating the senior citizen and called police on a cell phone.
The young men ran into a residential area and an officer on patrol stopped them about six blocks away from the robbery scene, Anderson said.
The older man was taken by police to look at the suspects and identified them as his assailants, police said.
The man suffered several minor cuts on his face, but refused medical attention.
Police are asking prosecutors to charge the pair with strong-arm robbery, a 15-year felony. The arraignment will be held in the Madison Heights 43rd District Court.
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Senior Citizen Attacked By Teens
Two 18-Year-Old Men To Be Arraigned Today
POSTED: Friday, April 3, 2009
UPDATED: 3:23 pm EDT April 3, 2009
AP
More
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. -- Two Hazel Park teens will be arraigned today after police say they beat and robbed a 69-year-old man in Madison Heights.
Police said the man had been on a SMART bus, which the teens were also riding. The young men, both 18, followed him when he got off the bus at John R Street, just south of 12 Mile Road, about 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, according to officials.
"Robberies like this are kind of rare for us," said Madison Heights police Lt. Bob Anderson. "It was so brazen and took place in the middle of a side street in full view of people on John R."
"The two suspects were walking down the street in front of the victim and then slowed down until the victim caught up with them," Anderson said. "They asked him if he had a gun. After he said he didn't, they attacked him."
Police said the robbery happened on Parker Avenue, a side street off of John R.
One of the two teens got behind the man and pulled him down to the ground, police said.
"They held him down and beat him," Anderson said. "They repeatedly punched him in the head and rifled his pockets."
The teens took more than $100 cash from the man, according to Anderson.
Officials said a couple coming out of a nearby business on John R heard somebody scream, saw the teens beating the senior citizen and called police on a cell phone.
The young men ran into a residential area and an officer on patrol stopped them about six blocks away from the robbery scene, Anderson said.
The older man was taken by police to look at the suspects and identified them as his assailants, police said.
The man suffered several minor cuts on his face, but refused medical attention.
Police are asking prosecutors to charge the pair with strong-arm robbery, a 15-year felony. The arraignment will be held in the Madison Heights 43rd District Court.
Copyright 2009 by ClickOnDetroit.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.