Police Blotter: Knife-Point Heists on Halloween
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Two knife-point robberies happened within 90 minutes of one another on Halloween, Watsonville police reported.
Just before 9 p.m., a group of six males, some armed with knives, confronted two men walking in an alley between Joyce Park and Marcela Drive. The gang demanded property from the pair, police reported. The gang got what they wanted, then ran south on Joyce Park toward Bridge.
Then, at 9:30 p.m., a man walked up to a 30-year-old man's car and demanded the man's cell phone and wallet, then fled, according to police.
No arrests were made. It wasn't clear if the robberies were related.
Tuesday, Nov. 1
12:20 a.m.—Matthew Colon, 45, was arrested after he allegedly brandished a knife at a security officer on the 1900 block of Main Street.
Monday, Oct. 31
10:21 a.m.—A man exposed himself on Kearny and Rodriguez streets.
11:36 a.m.—Whitney Marie Robinson, 23, was stopped on the 1800 block of Main Street for driving on a suspended license.
Source: Patch.com
Knife-wielding robbery suspect had heroin habit
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SCRANTON – A city resident charged for an alleged string of burglaries at knifepoint was feeding a heroin habit that he shared with his girlfriend, according to her interview with Scranton police following his arrest.
Andrew Cleveland, 33, of Arnold Street, Scranton, was charged Oct. 31 in connection with at least two armed robberies last month after an off-duty officer and family members contacted Scranton police because they believed he was responsible.
According to an affidavit:
Cleveland allegedly approached the counter of a convenient store in the 800 block of Davis Street, Moosic, on Oct. 24 with a Little Debbie brownie and began counting out nickels to pay for the snack. He then brandished a steak knife and told the clerk that “he would cut her if she didn’t give up the money.”
He then reached into the cash register, grabbed cash, and made the employee lift the register drawer so he could steal the money underneath it.
Source: Wilkes Barre Times-Leader