Four robbed in armed reported stick-up
Press release
courtesy of
Sergeant Willard Reardon
Richmond Police Department
RICHMOND - Police are investigating a reported armed robbery that allegedly took place Sunday night.
Police say the incident occured at approximately 10:55 p.m. when Richmond police were summoned to the Saddlebrook Apartments at 633 Big Hill Avenue to investigate the incident.
Upon arrival, officers were met by four male victims, two of which were residents of the complex.
The victims stated that they had just returned to the apartment complex from Eastern Kentucky University and parked their car in the parking lot near the “D” building.
As they exited their vehicle, they noticed that another vehicle that had followed them into the complex parked beside their vehicle. As the victims were walking away from their vehicle, they were accosted by three male suspects from the vehicle that had parked beside them.
One of the male suspects produced a handgun and pointed it at the victims, ordering them to surrender whatever valuables they possessed. While the suspect held the gun on the victims, the other two suspects rummaged through the victims’ pockets and removed their belongings.
The suspects then returned to their vehicle and fled the scene. Attempts by police to locate the vehicle proved unsuccessful.
The victims lost cash, cellular telephones, credit cards, wallets and personal identification cards in the theft.
No one was injured in the incident. Police are currently following up on several leads developed in the investigation.
courtesy of
Sergeant Willard Reardon
Richmond Police Department
RICHMOND - Police are investigating a reported armed robbery that allegedly took place Sunday night.
Police say the incident occured at approximately 10:55 p.m. when Richmond police were summoned to the Saddlebrook Apartments at 633 Big Hill Avenue to investigate the incident.
Upon arrival, officers were met by four male victims, two of which were residents of the complex.
The victims stated that they had just returned to the apartment complex from Eastern Kentucky University and parked their car in the parking lot near the “D” building.
As they exited their vehicle, they noticed that another vehicle that had followed them into the complex parked beside their vehicle. As the victims were walking away from their vehicle, they were accosted by three male suspects from the vehicle that had parked beside them.
One of the male suspects produced a handgun and pointed it at the victims, ordering them to surrender whatever valuables they possessed. While the suspect held the gun on the victims, the other two suspects rummaged through the victims’ pockets and removed their belongings.
The suspects then returned to their vehicle and fled the scene. Attempts by police to locate the vehicle proved unsuccessful.
The victims lost cash, cellular telephones, credit cards, wallets and personal identification cards in the theft.
No one was injured in the incident. Police are currently following up on several leads developed in the investigation.