Two Robberies in One Day

Two robberies were reported in Lakewood on Wednesday.

In the first incident, a woman told police she was robbed behind John’s Diner on Detroit Avenue at around 1 a.m.

She said that the man — described as a white male in his mid-twenties, wearing a dark hoodie — knocked her down and took her purse. She didn’t say whether he had a weapon. She said when she got off the bus, the man told her he had been stabbed and needed help.

That’s when he robbed her.

The woman returned from work later in the day and found her purse on the front porch. The report didn’t say whether her items had been taken. 

The other robbery took place at the Star Mart on Madison Avenue at around 7:45 p.m. A man told police that two white males — between the ages of 17 to 19 — wearing sweatshirts and ski masks robbed him at gunpoint.

Just last week, a woman was robbed at gunpoint on Ramona Avenue as she was walking to work.

Fight outside the fire station

Two men were charged with disorderly conduct after they were fighting outside of Fire Station No. 2 on Detroit Avenue at around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 13.

Man and woman each faces drug charges

A man was charged with driving under suspension and drug paraphernalia and a woman was charged with drug abuse following a traffic stop in the 14400 block of Madison Avenue at around 2 a.m. Jan. 14.

Vandalism by spray-paint

A van was reported spray-painted at the Westwood Dry Cleaners around 5 p.m. Jan. 14.

Man caught with his pants down

A man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct after he passed out with his pants down at the bus stop in front of the YMCA at around 3:30 a.m. Jan. 15.

Dogs reported missing

A resident in the 17000 block of Hilliard Road reported his two dogs — black lab mix, named Bunny, and a black and white mutt, named Winston — were missing at around 8 p.m. Jan. 15.

For questions about this blotter, email colin.mcewen@patch.com.