Heads-up police work by West Precinct Flex Officer Steve Parks led to last night’s arrest of two 16-year-olds minutes after the robbery of a Belmont University student.
The 23-year-old female student was jogging on 47th Avenue North near Dakota Avenue at 8 p.m. when the two teenagers, with bandanas over their faces, approached. One of them pulled a pistol and demanded the victim’s belongings. She gave them her cell phone and the suspects fled.
The victim went to a nearby home and quickly called 911. Eight minutes later, Officer Parks had the two teenagers in custody after seeing them running on Dakota toward 43rd Avenue.
Elijah Lynn Hall of Alameda Street and Jason Holt of Michigan Avenue were positively identified by the victim. They were charged with aggravated robbery at juvenile detention.
The gun believed to have been used in the robbery, a BB pistol which resembles a .45-caliber weapon, was recovered from a yard on Dakota Avenue.
Through the end of August, 120 juveniles have been charged with robbery this year, a 46% increase over the first eight months of 2006. More than 70% of those 120 juveniles had been previously arrested for some law violation.
“The juvenile crime issue requires the attention of all of us, including parents, churches, lawmakers, and other community institutions, if we are to see the numbers begin to fall,” Chief Ronal Serpas said.
Elijah Lynn Hall
Jason Holt
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