Good Samaritan helps police chase down robbery suspect in San Marino


SAN MARINO >> Police, aided by a good Samaritan, arrested a man they say robbed an elderly woman of her cell phone on a bus Wednesday afternoon.
Officers jailed Kenneth Raymond Collins, 18, of Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery following the alleged heist, which unfolded about 4:45 p.m. at Huntington Drive and San Gabriel Boulevard, San Marino police Sgt. Tim Tebbetts said in a written statement.
As Collins was exiting a Metro bus, he grabbed a cell phone from an elderly woman also riding the bus, police said. He ran down an alley and headed west on Huntington Drive.
“A Good Samaritan saw Collins flee from the bus, followed by the elderly lady who was yelling for help,” Tebbetts said. “The Good Samaritan followed Collins in his vehicle on Huntington Drive, then chased Collins on foot until officers arrived.”
Police found Collins hiding in a residential backyard along Van Dyke Road and took him into custody without a struggle, officials said.
He was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail pending his initial court appearance, scheduled Friday in Alhambra Superior Court.
No further details were available Thursday.

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