Man forced to strip naked during Market Street aggravated robbery


Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

A man was robbed at gunpoint late Friday night at an ATM at Chase Bank on Market Street, and the robber made him strip, police reported.

Police said the robbery occurred at 2900 Market at 11:30 p.m.

The victim told police he withdrew $200 from the ATM and a man wearing dark clothes approached him and brandished a gun. He pointed it at his head.

He stole the money and the victim’s cellphone, then made him strip off his clothes and lie on the ground.

The robber fled in a vehicle, then the victim grabbed his clothes and went home, calling police when he got there.