Columbia police arrest 2 youths accused of armed robbery
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Columbia police officers on Wednesday arrested two juveniles allegedly connected with an armed robbery at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
A press release from the Columbia Police Department says someone was robbed at gunpoint near the intersection of Jack Estes Way and North William Street. The intersection is south of Lions-Stephens Park.
Police wrote in an earlier press release that a youth was arrested on Wednesday, and announced in a second press release that a second juvenile was taken into custody around 8:50 p.m.
Police wrote the youths were arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
The names and ages of the juveniles were not provided.