Two teens arrested after armed robbery in White Marsh Mall parking lot

WHITE MARSH, MD. (WBFF) — Baltimore County police arrested two teens after a reported armed robbery at White Marsh Mall on Saturday.

Police said officers were called to the mall at about 8:30 p.m. for a potential juvenile “takeover.” While in the area, a teenage victim told officers he had been robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot and that his bookbag was taken.

An officer nearby then saw a group going through a bookbag that was later confirmed to be the victim’s, police said.

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Two teen suspects were arrested and charged with armed robbery and assault. Police recovered an unloaded handgun, and the victim suffered minor injuries.

Police say the robbery was an isolated incident, and the victim was known to the suspects.

The incident remains under investigation.