Two men are in custody after an armed robbery developed into a police chase in North Columbus Friday evening.
According to authorities, Yohendy Toribio, 29, and Robert Riascos, 21, followed two women home from a Bethel Road retail complex.
While the women were unloading goods at a home on Old Henderson Road, the suspects approached them and threatened them with a revolver and a huge knife before robbing them of their money and jewelry.
The victims were able to photo the suspects’ car before Toribio and Riascos drove away.
Police officers were able to utilize that information to locate the suspects’ automobile in a parking lot, but when they attempted to stop them, Toribio and Riascos fled.
Officers eventually caught up with and apprehended the perpetrators.
Toribio and Riascos are currently in the Franklin County Jail on aggravated robbery charges. Police are also looking into the suspects’ connections to other similar robberies that have occurred within the last month.
Anyone with information on the suspects or the crime is asked to call the Columbus police robbery squad at 614-645-4662 or leave an anonymous report with Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.
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