Police arrested a 15-year-old girl for a brazen armed-robbery carried out in broad daylight Tuesday.
The victim, also a 15-year-old girl, said she was standing in a parking lot in the 1300 block of East Seventh Street at about 9:30 a.m. when the suspect walked up to her and asked her "where she was from," said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The suspect then pulled out a knife and threatened to attack the girl if she didn't give up the phone, which the victim was using to call her mother, Zapalski said.
"Fearing for her life, the victim gave up the phone and the suspect fled, Zapalski said.
The victim was able to find someone nearby who helped her call police, the sergeant said.
After giving a description of the suspect, officers located another 15-year-old girl matching the description near Fourth Street and Alamitos Avenue, Zapalski said.
That teen was arrested on a charge of armed robbery. Police declined to release her name, citing her status as a minor.
The cell phone, however, was not recovered, Zapalski added.
The victim, also a 15-year-old girl, said she was standing in a parking lot in the 1300 block of East Seventh Street at about 9:30 a.m. when the suspect walked up to her and asked her "where she was from," said Sgt. Dina Zapalski, a Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman.
The suspect then pulled out a knife and threatened to attack the girl if she didn't give up the phone, which the victim was using to call her mother, Zapalski said.
"Fearing for her life, the victim gave up the phone and the suspect fled, Zapalski said.
The victim was able to find someone nearby who helped her call police, the sergeant said.
After giving a description of the suspect, officers located another 15-year-old girl matching the description near Fourth Street and Alamitos Avenue, Zapalski said.
That teen was arrested on a charge of armed robbery. Police declined to release her name, citing her status as a minor.
The cell phone, however, was not recovered, Zapalski added.
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