Cleveland Heights, Ohio – Two men are in police custody after a reported armed robbery outside the Cleveland Heights Community/Recreation Center on the evening of January 20, an incident that involved masked suspects, firearms, and a brief vehicle pursuit, according to police reports.
The robbery occurred shortly before 6:45 p.m. and left a 34-year-old man shaken after he was allegedly robbed at gunpoint of cash and cell phones outside a public recreation facility on Monticello Boulevard.
Incident Overview
Police say the victim was outside the Cleveland Heights Community/Recreation Center, 1 Monticello Blvd., when the incident unfolded. He told officers he had stepped outside to look for a young man he believed was helping his son register for recreational basketball.
While near the entrance, the victim noticed a silver Volkswagen parked in front of the building. When he approached the vehicle and asked the driver to park elsewhere, the situation escalated quickly.
Timeline of Events
According to the police report, the driver told the victim to get inside the vehicle to talk. Once inside, the victim realized there were three masked male suspects in the car…