Melbourne robbery suspect quickly apprehended
(Melbourne, Florida) 12/10/2006 – Melbourne Police acted quickly this afternoon on tips from witnesses to a robbery at the Melbourne Square Mall.
Two hours after 72 year old Carmen Carpenter of Indialantic had her purse forcibly taken from her possession, the suspect, 18 year old Joseph Leigh was in custody of the Melbourne Police.
Carpenter had exited the north door to the Macys Store. She observed a young white male running towards her at a fast pace. The white male grabbed her purse from her hands by force and even after he had possession of the victim’s purse he forcibly pushed her to the ground. The victim suffered a broken wrist and possible broken hip and ribs and she was transported to the hospital.
The robbery was witnessed by other shoppers.The white male then fled and was seen getting into the passenger side of a vehicle described as a burgundy colored SUV style jeep. Witnesses came to the victims aid and notified the police providing a description.
Approximately two hours later Sgt. Lew Markline observed a vehicle matching the description of the robbery suspects heading east on Sarno Road. At Apollo Blvd and Sarno Road he stopped the vehicle and made contact with the occupants. One of the occupants matched the physical description of the robbery suspect that had been given by the victim and the witnesses. Witnesses were asked to respond to the traffic stop scene for possible identification. A witness made a positive identification of a white male as the person that robbed the victim and pushed her to the ground. Leigh was placed under arrest for robbery. He was also charged with aggravated battery/battery on a person over the age of 65. Leigh was booked at Melbourne Police Department and transported to BCSO under a $15,000. bond.
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