"Gimme the keys!" 85-year-old robbed by suspects wielding sticks; the youngest just 13
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police arrested five suspects, including a 13-year-old, for their role in an armed robbery involving an elderly victim that happened near 52nd and Auer on Monday evening, October 10th.
It was about 5:15 p.m. Lee Brown told FOX6 News he had just finished his grocery shopping.
"I was parking my car," Brown said.
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Lee Brown
Down the alley from his garage, Brown spotted six people walking toward his vehicle.
"The sticks in their hands, and I thought they was going to the park, you know? I really did. I was fooled, you know? I really was fooled," Brown said.
As he exited his SUV, Brown said the suspects, armed with sticks, robbed him of money and fled.
"'Gimme the keys!' And I give them the keys. 'Gimme your money!' So I gave them the money. Took their time going down the street. They was so slow. Called 911 -- and they caught them two blocks away," Brown said.
Near 53rd and Vienna, District Seven officers saw individuals that matched the description given by the victim.
Those suspects, a 13-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy, a 17-year-old boy, a 17-year-old girl and a 28-year-old man were all taken into custody.
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Brown said before the group took off, a 17-year-old girl told one of the others in the group to return Brown's keys -- so he got those back. The money, however, is gone.
Most importantly though -- after this incident, Brown said he wasn't hurt.
MPD will present this case to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office in the coming days.