Crime & Safety

Man, Women Arrested Following Armed Robbery

A Cleveland man and a Lakewood woman face robbery charges after three women had their purses stolen at gunpoint while walking in the parking lot behind Merry Arts Pub and Grille on Feb. 9.

A Cleveland man and a Lakewood woman were arrested and charged with robbery after three women had their purses stolen at gunpoint while walking in the parking lot behind Merry Arts Pub and Grille at around 9:30 p.m. Feb. 9.

The suspects fled the scene on foot, but Police Chief Timothy Malley said officers responded and arrested the woman minutes later in the 1500 block of Lakeland Avenue.

The man was arrested after he walked up to the porch of a home in the 1500 block of Westwood Avenue and asked the resident for a ride and to use her phone, according to the police report.

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A BB gun used in the robbery and the victims’ purses were recovered.

“Nobody hurt, two arrests and all property recovered,” said Police Chief Timothy Malley.

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