COCONUT CREEK, Fla. – Police have arrested two people and are searching for a third person believed to be involved in several robberies in Coconut Creek and Deerfield Beach.
The latest robbery was reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. Nov. 29 in the 3800 block of Coral Tree Circle.
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Coconut Creek police said a 15-year-old girl was walking home from school when she was approached by Robert Clark Jr., 18, and a 16-year-old boy.
The girl told police that Clark asked her if he could borrow her iPhone 6 to call his mother, then fled with the phone in a gold Honda Accord that was parked by the entrance to a residential complex.
Detectives spotted the car a short time later in the 1800 block of Lyons Road and arrested Clark and his 16-year-old passenger.
Both face grand theft charges. Clark was also cited for two traffic violations.
Detectives said the 16-year-old boy was identified in three similar incidents in the city of Coconut Creek and will also face charges of armed robbery with a firearm and simple battery.
Police said that in one case, the teen got into a physical altercation with a juvenile for his or her cellphone and threatened the victim with a gun so he or she would hand over the phone.
He has also been implicated in other cases that are still being investigated, authorities said.
Police said a third person accompanied the suspects in previous cases, but they do not have a description of the person.
Anyone with information about the robberies is asked to call Detective Joseph Barreto at 954-973-6700 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.