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Decatur Police Sgt. Jennifer Ross reports that at 7:34 pm on June 9, officers responded to a call of a pedestrian robbery at the 1300 block of Oakview Road. The victim is a 13-year-old boy. He told police he was walking east and saw six older teenage boys walking toward him. The victim told police he “crossed the street multiple times” to get away from the group, but each time the group would also cross the street. Four of the boys blocked the victim’s path on the sidewalk and started asking him questions. The victim tried to dial 911 on his cell phone. One of the boys took the cell phone away. The suspects were last seen walking south on Fifth Avenue. The victim wasn’t injured.

Ross provided the following descriptions of the suspects:

No. 1 – Black male, approximately 15-16 years old, approximately 5’10”, dark complexion, slim but muscular build, narrow eyes, unkempt afro about 6 inches long, a peach-fuzz mustache, wearing a white t-shirt with “Nike” in red on the sleeves and long black shorts.

No. 2 –  Black male, approximately 15-16 years old, approximately 5’11, medium complexion, hazel eyes, unkempt afro about 3 inches long, wearing a plain white t-shirt, dark khaki shorts and thin gold chain necklace. 

No. 3 – Black male, approximately 15-16 years old, approximately 5’6, low hair-cut, wearing a black basketball jersey tank with blue stripes down the side and black basketball shorts.

No. 4 – Black male, approximately 15-16 years old, approximately 6′, unkempt afro about 6 inches long, wearing a black t-shirt with a small logo of Bob Marley’s face on the left side of the chest and a large logo of Bob Marley’s face on the back, blue jeans and black shoes.