SOLON — On the afternoon of Aug. 9, Garfield Heights police recovered a stolen Volvo that was involved in an armed robbery in Solon earlier in the day. One of several men involved in the robbery was arrested and taken to jail in Solon the same day.
Solon detectives have now made a second arrest in connection with the armed robbery. An 18-year-old Maple Heights man was arrested on the morning of Aug. 15 and held with one charge of aggravated robbery.
The victim reported driving south in the 6600 block of Glenallen Avenue in Solon when he was bumped from behind by a gray Kia SUV. When he got out of his car to check on the possible damage, he was met by two armed males, according to police.
The men left the scene in the stolen Volvo after robbing the victim of his personal belongings at gunpoint. The gray Kia followed behind the Volvo, with what might have been another male, police said.
Just a few hours after the car was stolen, Garfield Heights officers found the vehicle backing into a parking spot behind a building in Garfield Heights after officers tracked the car using Volvo’s tracking system.
Officers arrested the man after a short foot chase, no other individuals were in the car at the time of the arrest. Solon police were called to the scene to recover the Volvo and a semi-automatic 9mm pistol, police said.
The man has been charged with aggravated robbery, receiving stolen property and having weapon under disability. He is being held on a $135,000 cash or surety bond, police said.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to call the Solon Police Department at (440) 248-1234.
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