Students Robbed At Gunpoint At 4 Bus Stops - Indiana News Story - WRTV Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS -- At least a dozen students at four bus stops on Indianapolis' east side were robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning as they prepared to go to school.
Indianapolis police were sent to several intersections in incidents that began just before 7 a.m., 6News' Jack Rinehart reported. Their first stop was in the 6100 block of East 40th Street.
"In that first robbery, the victim reported that lunch money had been stolen," said Indianapolis police Sgt. Matt Mount.
A few minutes later, police responded to 42nd and Ridgeview Drive, where students reported another robbery.
"At that location, there were five kids that were robbed," Mount said.
Police said two armed men took more than lunch money, cell phones and mp3 players in a stop in the 3900 block of North Bolton Avenue. They said one boy was pistol-whipped by one of the men.
"They went into his pockets. They actually hit him in the head with a gun and they took off," the boy's mother, who wished to remain anonymous, told Rinehart.
That student was treated for cuts and bruises at a nearby hospital.
Police identified one of the men they think was involved in the robberies as Eric Edwards (pictured), 23. Edwards is also being sought in a series of armed robberies at four payday loan establishments and another armed robbery of an auto parts store on the east side.
"He is considered armed and dangerous and he currently has outstanding warrants," said Indianapolis police Detective Bill Cincebox. "The vehicle that he is known to own is matching the robberies from this morning."
Police said the victims described two other black men involved in the robberies, and they said the men were in a gray four-door Dodge Intrepid with a paper license plate No. L452284.
Police arrested another man they think was involved in the payday loan robberies Wednesday night.
During one of the bus stop robberies, the students heard the suspect talking about robbing a bank.
Five of the students attend KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory on Indianapolis' east side. Mayor Greg Ballard, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhoods Olgen Williams, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Michael Spears and community leaders met with school officials and students Thursday afternoon. A public meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS -- At least a dozen students at four bus stops on Indianapolis' east side were robbed at gunpoint Thursday morning as they prepared to go to school.
Indianapolis police were sent to several intersections in incidents that began just before 7 a.m., 6News' Jack Rinehart reported. Their first stop was in the 6100 block of East 40th Street.
"In that first robbery, the victim reported that lunch money had been stolen," said Indianapolis police Sgt. Matt Mount.
A few minutes later, police responded to 42nd and Ridgeview Drive, where students reported another robbery.
"At that location, there were five kids that were robbed," Mount said.
Police said two armed men took more than lunch money, cell phones and mp3 players in a stop in the 3900 block of North Bolton Avenue. They said one boy was pistol-whipped by one of the men.
"They went into his pockets. They actually hit him in the head with a gun and they took off," the boy's mother, who wished to remain anonymous, told Rinehart.
That student was treated for cuts and bruises at a nearby hospital.
Police identified one of the men they think was involved in the robberies as Eric Edwards (pictured), 23. Edwards is also being sought in a series of armed robberies at four payday loan establishments and another armed robbery of an auto parts store on the east side.
"He is considered armed and dangerous and he currently has outstanding warrants," said Indianapolis police Detective Bill Cincebox. "The vehicle that he is known to own is matching the robberies from this morning."
Police said the victims described two other black men involved in the robberies, and they said the men were in a gray four-door Dodge Intrepid with a paper license plate No. L452284.
Police arrested another man they think was involved in the payday loan robberies Wednesday night.
During one of the bus stop robberies, the students heard the suspect talking about robbing a bank.
Five of the students attend KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory on Indianapolis' east side. Mayor Greg Ballard, Deputy Mayor of Neighborhoods Olgen Williams, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Michael Spears and community leaders met with school officials and students Thursday afternoon. A public meeting was scheduled for 5:30 p.m.