Violent Crimes Division, Central, and Midtown Hills precinct detectives are working to identify two armed men suspected in the following five robberies that occurred Friday between 1:30 a.m.-3 a.m.:
222 2nd Avenue South parking garage (The victim was walking on 2nd Avenue South when a man armed with a rifle unsuccessfully attempted to take her purse);
100 block of 6th Avenue North (Both suspects got out of a car and approached three men sitting in a vehicle and robbed them at gunpoint of their wallets and cash),
15th Avenue North and Broadway (victim was walking when suspects demanded his wallet and cell phone at gunpoint. He complied);
205 Demonbreun Street (the victim was standing outside when he was approached by two gunmen who demanded his belongings. He gave them his wallet);
Printers Alley and Commerce Street (Both suspects approached two women and pointed guns at them, taking one of the victims’ purse).
The suspects are described as black men, one armed with a rifle and the other a handgun. One may have a lip ring. They were traveling in a silver four-door sedan with damage to the rear passenger side and a spare tire on the front driver side. Anyone with information about these hold-ups is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a cash reward.
They are also suspected in Friday’s 6 a.m. robbery of a man in the 3800 block of Clarksville Pike. The victim was parking his vehicle when he was approached by two men, one armed with a pistol and the other with a rifle. They robbed him of $20.
