Police catch skateboard robbers

WHITTIER -- Two juvenile gang members were arrested Sunday after allegedly robbing a 15-year-old of his skateboard at knifepoint, authorities said.
The incident occurred about 5:20 p.m. in the 14400 block of Washington Avenue, police said in a written statement.
Four gang members held a knife to the boy's throat and demanded his skateboard, officials said.
The boy's mother saw the suspects as she was driving in the area, and police were able to catch two of the four robbers, officials said.
The two suspects, both Whittier residents, were not identified due to their age.

In a related story, Covina police has a similar caper early Monday in which six people -- four adults and two children -- allegedly beat a man with a golf club and robbed him of his skateboard. For that story, click here.