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ATLANTIC CITY - Three teenagers robbed an Atlantic City High School senior at knifepoint as he walked to school Wednesday morning, police said.

The 17-year-old had missed his bus and was walking from the city on Route 40 with two friends, wearing headphones plugged into his BlackBerry phone, said his father, whom the Press is not identifying to protect his son's anonymity.

At about 7:45 a.m., three males - it could not be confirmed whether they were students in the district - approached on foot and pushed the victim to the ground, police said. One of them produced a knife and demanded the phone, which the victim produced. The knife was held to the victim's throat, said his father, who confirmed his son was not injured.

The suspects then fled back toward Atlantic City, and the victim notified school security, which contacted city police. The phone was not recovered.

Officers apprehended two city residents, ages 15 and 14, on North Albany Avenue. The victim identified them as two of the suspects; the third suspect was not apprehended.

The victim's father praised the quick work of school security and city police.

The teenagers were charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. They were taken to Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center in Egg Harbor City.

Contact Eric Scott Campbell:

609-272-7227

ECampbell@pressofac.com

4 comments:

• fshr_dn (74) posts 7:04 pm

  I'm really fuming about this! I finally excepted that Atlantic City is a very bad place! These punks are of all ages, sex and race. They seem to love rt. 40, the Albany Ave. bridge to do their bullying. As I said before, they will walk right into you even after they see you move over for them (as you're walking) and how they will love it if you would walk into on-going traffic for them, this is why I always keep a margin when I am walking on that side. This is what I experienced-- a. "bum rush"--3 people--will surround you-"the one in front of you is on a bike"--my situation anyway, b. 2 females--1 time 2 had a stroller and would stop straight on when I approached them, c. 2 females--immed. turned her body in the opposite direction when I reached to where she was, looked me straight in the face pretending to get her boot in the gap of the bridge or just looking the other way on purpose, but as I turned around she was still in that position--God don't like ugly because I think she did get her heal caught through it all and all for an "insurance scam", after I passed by dim*wit d. (this is how prevalent this is) and I'm not sure if this older guy twerp about 55 and older saw the 2 females do their thing or not he came from around the corner and would not budge went into my direction which was further than he needed to be and smirked and had the nerve to looked into the street as if it was my fault, I told him "these people are ignorant"! e. The worst of all is when "mothers" are with their children and smile ear to ear almost orgasmic when they will not move, again when you give them the respect to provide them with getting out of the way for them. In some religions "red" interprets "hate", I think I am going to stop wearing my red sweat jacket. Men and women as they are alone will give you an attitude, don't get me when I have a migraine, because that is when I am more verbal and I will come out with a "these MF's are prejudiced", otherwise I would have wish I did say something or tried to soften up the situation, I do not want to be fighting "all" the time and sometimes I am glad I didn't say anything and other times I should and be loud especially when you have the "bum rush"--because this happened 2x, so now if I have to SCREAM, be loud, carry pepper spray, I will, because they "know" "you" will not do anything--they think that anyway. Maybe these people do not like jewish people, I feel their PAIN, I am a light complected italian over 50, or anyone of not of their race. Believe me white men can be just as bad--ego?--don't like women? Who knows, but the fact is disrespect, greed, crime, race, sex are factors, and their brains are not fully developed. So be safe, I am not trying to stir anything up, but this is what is out there, have what is legal to defend yourself and use your brain.

• joisey (238) posts 3:40 pm

  now there's a surprise

• bolosete (49) posts 1:13 pm

  i like it better when the press does not give the physical description of the crooks, theives, gangsters, whatever. in ac, it's always the same. and it's better for america this way

• executioner1 (307) posts 9:49 am

  Try the punks as adults. Enough already.

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