Father turns son in to police after seeing robbery surveillance footage on TV
Boy, 15, took woman's purse at Walgreens
Posted: 10/24/2012
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212 days ago
INDIANAPOLIS - A father turned his son in to police after seeing surveillance video on the news that showed his son committing a robbery.
Metro police arrested a 15-year-old suspect in connection with Friday night's robbery in the parking lot of the Walgreens at 16th and Meridian streets.
Surveillance video showed the boy running up behind a woman, grabbing her purse and shoving her to the ground.
Police said they questioned the boy, who admitted to the crime, then they arrested him and transported him to the juvenile detention center.
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