Man Leaving Providence Place Mall Jumped by Group of Teens, Assaulted, and Robbed
Saturday, March 19, 2022
A man told police he was "jumped" by a group of teens leaving Providence Place Mall Friday night. PHOTO: File/Sionni
He suffered minor injuries and said he had his cell phone stolen.
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About Incident
Shortly after 9:30 Friday night, police were called to the Amtrak Train Station for a report of a robbery.
They met with the victim, a 26-year-old male, who said he had been robbed leaving Providence Place Mall.
According to police, the victim said he had started walking down One Finance Way across the street from the mall when approximately 5-6 teenage boys been the ages of 12 and 16 approached him and “jumped” him.
The victim said in the assault he dropped his phone valued at $200 which said one of the juveniles stole before the group fled the scene.
Police reported that the victim suffered minor injuries including swelling to the face.
Detectives are currently investigating.
Latest Violence Tied to Mall
As GoLocal reported in January, a fourteen-year-old boy reported being robbed by a group of men at Providence Place Mall.
It marked the latest in mall-related crime — multiple juveniles were banned from the mall following incidents the weekend prior which included a fight on an escalator captured on video.
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