Fraud cops thwart Aranguez robbery

Two teens are in police custody after they were held in connection robbing a man in Aranguez on Saturday afternoon.

Police said officers of the Fraud Squad were driving a marked police vehicle near the Aranguez Savannah, at around 3 pm, when they were flagged down by a man who said his cellphone had been stolen.

Police saw two teens running away from the scene and chased them. They eventually caught them in a nearby back street.

The teens, ages 16 and 17, are from Malick and Santa Cruz respectively.

The man's cellphone  was found.

The teens are expected to be charged.