Three young men were arrested following separate armed robberies in San Jose that included one person getting pistol-whipped, police said.
The first incident happened on August 9 at 12:44 a.m. on East San Fernando Street between First and Second Streets in Downtown San Jose. The San Jose Police Department said in a press release on Tuesday that a person was in his vehicle in a parking lot when two armed suspects approached him, took his jewelry, and fled before officers arrived.
During the subsequent investigation, detectives learned about another armed robbery that happened on Sept. 8 on Edenvale Avenue between Branham Lane and Chynoweth Avenue in South San Jose. Police said the victim was attempting to sell items of clothing online, and when the victim arrived at the location, he was ambushed by four suspects, two of whom were armed…