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Teen robs woman walking with her two young children
A woman who was walking with her children Thursday morning was robbed by a teenaged girl who grabbed jewelry from the woman’s top.
The 31-year-old woman was with her two children – both under the age of 5 years – near Selkirk Avenue and Arlington Street at about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, when she was approached by a teenaged girl who asked her for a cigarette, police said.
The girl followed the family and a short time later grabbed two pieces of jewelry from the woman’s top and ran off.
Police found a suspect nearby.
A 17-year-old girl has been charged with two counts of robbery. She is being held in custody.
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