2 teen boys jailed after store robbery

Staff report

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Two teenagers who are accused in a robbery at the Campbell Pharmacy remain in the Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center, Campbell Police said.

The boys, age 13 and 16, led police from Campbell and other jurisdictions on a chase through the neighborhood after the robbery at the store, on 12th Street, at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7.

Police said that during their arrest, the 13-year-old, who had a .357-caliber handgun, was eventually bitten on both legs by the Campbell Police dog.

The gun turned out not to be loaded, police said. The police report, originally in the department’s folder for juveniles, was given to The Vindicator Thursday.

The report says three officers and the dog went to the pharmacy after the robbery. They were told the two boys got away with cash and cigarettes.

Officers were told the suspects were last seen running up Bright Avenue toward 13th Street. They called officers in from Struthers and Lowellville to help.

An officer caught the 16-year-old in a rear yard on Bright Avenue.

Officers found the 13-year-old in a rear yard on Tenney Avenue. They tracked him to where he was hiding under a deck. When he wouldn’t come out, the dog dragged him out by his leg, the police report says.

He continued to resist arrest, the report says, and was told to stop or the dog would be released again.

When he didn’t stop, the dog bit him on his other leg, the report says.

Police said they recovered the gun, about $75, a bag of marijuana and cigarettes from a backpack the 13-year-old had with him.