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Police arrest teen robbers
Published 11:53pm Friday, February 8, 2013A 14-year old has been arrested and charged with robbery first degree in connection with Monday night’s armed robbery on the Troy University campus.
A juvenile petition was submitted by the Troy University Police, with the assistance of the Troy Police Department. The teen is currently being held in the city’s Juvenile Detention Center at the Troy City Jail.
Because of the age of the suspect, his name is not being released by law enforcement.
“Being able to make an arrest in this case so quickly has required a lot of team work and coordination between Troy Police and University Police, and I greatly appreciate the efforts of Chief Jimmy Ennis and his department,” said University Chief John McCall. “It’s yet another example of the close working relationship we have in Troy and Pike County to fight crime at all levels.”
The suspect, along with two other black males, approached a 20-year-old university student near Alumni Hall about 7:30 Monday night. They took the victim’s cell phone and other personal items.
The case remains under investigation by police as they search for the two other suspects.
And 14 years old. How sad to see what our society is becoming, and I am sure it will only get worse.
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I think you may be right Southernboy,sad to say.
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Did they give a description of the other two thugs, er I mean robbers?
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Ha!! I bet you feel stupid. I see one of the robbers was a TROY UNIVERSITY STUDENT not just an ordinary “thug” as you said…That’s what happens when you prejudge and stereotype people before you analyze and understand the full situation
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Lets water board this little punk to get the other 2 so that justice is served. To the parents of the 3 — way to go. no way a 14 year old should be able to have that kind of freedom to rob if you are doing your job. you suck as parents.
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Society has been in decline since the Adam and Eve. It is sad that some folks are relegated or feel compelled to put others in danger for personal gain.
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It will be interesting to see which UCR this is reported to.It appears the juvenile might have been recruited due to juvenile status, but if the one who consprired to have this done is truly a student, then the juvenile snitched and it should be recorded under crimes in a college, if not, then it should be recorded as a City crime. We all work great together as long as the blame game is played correctly.
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