A suspect implicated in a string of unarmed robberies, which took place June 12 in downtown East Lansing, was arraigned in district court June 14, as the East Lansing Police Department continues the search for additional suspects.
Charles Marice Allen, 19, of Lansing, was arrested after leading police on a chase into the capital, which ended when Allen and three additional suspects abandoned their vehicle and fled on foot. Allen is facing six separate charges including two counts of unarmed robbery and one count of fleeing and eluding the police.
Police are continuing their search for the remaining suspects, and the case currently still is under investigation.
The robberies took place just after midnight on Wednesday in an alleyway located just north of the East Lansing Marriott at University Place, according to police. One victim’s purse was ripped from her shoulder, and another victim had her iPhone snatched from her hands. The suspects then fled to a nearby vehicle driven by Allen.
Police believe Allen and his co-conspirators might also be connected to an armed robbery that took place June 10 on the 100 block of Orchard Street in East Lansing, wherein two suspects approached and robbed an MSU student before fleeing to a nearby vehicle.
All three victims were MSU students, according to police.
The department is asking anyone with information to contact Officer Dan Brown at 517-319-6811 or Officer Chris Shadduck at 517-319-6842.
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