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Columbia police arrest 2 youths accused of armed robbery

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Published 8:12 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police officers on Wednesday arrested two juveniles allegedly connected with an armed robbery at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

A press release from the Columbia Police Department says someone was robbed at gunpoint near the intersection of Jack Estes Way and North William Street. The intersection is south of Lions-Stephens Park.

Police wrote in an earlier press release that a youth was arrested on Wednesday, and announced in a second press release that a second juvenile was taken into custody around 8:50 p.m.

Police wrote the youths were arrested on suspicion of first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.

The names and ages of the juveniles were not provided.

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