A Hamilton teen has been arrested for allegedly robbing another teen in Burlington, Ont.
Around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Halton police received a report from a 15-year-old boy that he had been robbed of a gold chain he was attempting to sell through the e-commerce website Letgo.
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The buyer and seller agreed to meet in the area of Mountainside Drive and Maryvale Court, where the suspect allegedly pulled out a pellet gun and demanded the victim surrender the chain, according to police.
Police say a struggle ensued and the suspect fled the scene with the chain in a vehicle that had been reported stolen from the Dundas area last weekend.
The abandoned vehicle was later located by police on Lansdowne Drive in Burlington.
As a result of the investigation, a 15-year-old Hamilton boy has been arrested and charged with robbery, using an imitation firearm during the commission of an offence and possession of property obtained by crime.
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