Teens charged in robbery try - in front of cop
5th Precinct officer stop a robbery in progress. Newsday Coverage
Two 16-year-olds from Queens attempted to rob a male near a park in Valley Stream Tuesday, striking him in the face - right in front of a Fifth Precinct police officer, police said.
The officer who witnessed the robbery attempt near Hendrickson Park arrested one suspect while another officer caught the second would-be robber a short time after the 4:03 p.m. incident, Nassau police said.
Danny Rowe, 16, of 226th Street, and Ethan Johnson, 16, of 226th Street, both in Laurelton, Queens, were charged with second-degree attempted robbery and are scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in First District Court in Hempstead.
Police said the victim suffered a cut to the face.
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Posted Wednesday, May 6, 2009
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