LR investigators see links in 2 holdups
Authorities in Little Rock are investigating armed robberies reported Tuesday night outside businesses in Little Rock's Heights and Hillcrest neighborhoods.
Police reports show three women were robbed at gunpoint in the parking lot of the Kroger at 1900 N. Polk St. and two people were robbed at gunpoint outside River City Coffee, 2913 Kavanaugh Blvd. Both holdups happened around 9:30 p.m. and are believed to be related, the reports said.
According to a report on the robbery outside the Heights Kroger, three women said they were walking through the parking lot when a dark-colored truck pulled up beside them and two men jumped out.
The assailants pointed "what appeared to be two black handguns at [the victims] and yelled 'give me everything you got,'" the women told police.
The women handed over their purses and wallets and the two robbers got back into the vehicle, which was driven by a third man, police said. It then sped off.
Two of the assailants were described as black men about 6 feet tall. No description was listed for the third man.
In the robbery outside the Hillcrest coffee shop, two victims told investigators that they were sitting outside when a vehicle with three occupants pulled up before a single gunman got out and pointed a black firearm, according to that report. One victim handed over her purse and the robber started to leave before seeing another man, the report added.
Police say the gunman "cocked the hammer on the firearm" before demanding and getting that man's phone and wallet. The robber then got back into the vehicle, which fled the area.
The gunman was described as a black man about 6 feet tall, 160 pounds and wearing a black hoodie and black basketball shorts.
There was no indication of any arrests in either of the reports.
2 intruders demand money, snatch TV
A Little Rock man told police that robbers entered his apartment Tuesday, demanding money before beating him up and leaving with his TV.
Police responded to Shadow Lake Apartments at 13111 West Markham St. around 8:45 p.m. in reference to a disturbance, according to a report.
The resident said he opened his apartment door after hearing a knock. Two robbers then entered and demanded money, police said.
The victim said he gave one robber money but a second demand was then made for more money, the report notes.
According to police, a short time later the robbers threw the resident on the floor in his kitchen, and one robber held him down as the other took his TV and ran away.
The resident's neighbor told authorities that she saw the robbers, described as one Hispanic male and one white male, leave in a small green vehicle with an Arkansas license plate. The ages of the robbers were unknown. Additional information regarding that vehicle was not immediately known.
Metro on 10/13/2016