PORT ARTHUR — A man and woman were robbed at gunpoint Thursday night in Port Arthur by several armed men.
The two were sitting in a car in the 2200 block of Robinhood Drive waiting for a friend to come from the home to their car when they were robbed according to a release fro the Port Arthur Police Department.
Just after 8 p.m. Thursday several armed men approached the man and woman, forced them from the car at gunpoint and then stole cash from them along with the car the release said.
No one was injured and the car was found not long after the robbery.
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From a Port Arthur Police news release...
On 11/15/18 at approximately 8:12 pm, Officers with the Port Arthur Police Department responded to an aggravated robbery that just occurred at 2213 Robinhood Drive.
A male and female subject were sitting inside a vehicle parked on the street waiting for a friend to exit the residence.
They were approached by several male subjects armed with handguns.
They ordered the two victims from the vehicle took one victim’s money.
They then got into the victim’s car and left.
Neither victim was injured and the car was recovered a short time later.
This incident is currently being investigated by the Criminal Investigations Unit.
