Buffalo police announced a 12-year-old, three teens and an adult were arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery at Canisius University.
The incident occurred just before 10 p.m. on Thursday. Police said a woman was allegedly robbed of her car and phone at gunpoint and about an hour later, officers observed the stolen vehicle on I-190 North near Dingens traveling toward Downtown Buffalo.
According to police, the vehicle struck a patrol vehicle before it struck a pole at Goodell and Elm Streets. The occupants allegedly fled and were apprehended a short distance away.
12-year-old, 3 teens and an adult charged in connection with armed robbery at Canisius University
Police said a 12-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy, a 16-year-old boy and 22-year-old Demario Wells were charged with:
- Two counts of second-degree assault
- One count of first-degree reckless endangerment
- One count of second-degree criminal mischief
- One count of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property
- One count of unauthorized use of a vehicle
Police said Wells and the 14-year-old and 15-year-old boys were also charged with two counts of first-degree robbery. Wells was also charged with two additional counts of fourth-degree criminal possession of stolen property, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child, 10 vehicle and traffic law citations…