The Third Squad reports the arrests of five juveniles for a Robbery that occurred on Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 5:50 pm in East Garden City.
According to detectives, a male victim, 18, was approached by five male juvenile subjects while retrieving his bicycle from a bike rack at the Roosevelt Field Mall, located at 630 Old Country Road. One juvenile, 13, threatened the victim with what appeared to be a black handgun and the five male subjects then took the victims bicycle before fleeing the scene.
A short time later the male subjects were located and placed into police custody by responding officers. Subsequent to the investigation, the black handgun was determined to be a BB gun.
All five juvenile defendants are being charged with Robbery 1 st Degree and Robbery 2 nd Degree. The 13-year-old defendant is additionally being charged with Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4 th Degree. Four of the juvenile defendants received appearance tickets and will appear at Nassau County Family Court, 1200 Old Country Road, Westbury, on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. The fifth juvenile defendant, 14 years old, will be arraigned on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at First District Court, 99 Main Street, Hempstead.