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Boardman man robbed on city's North Side

Friday, November 17, 2017

YOUNGSTOWN — A 25-year-old Boardman man told police he was robbed about 6:55 p.m. Thursday of $120 by a man in a Belmont Avenue parking lot he had arranged to meet to sell a cellphone.

Reports said the officer flagged down an officer on patrol and told the officer he arranged to meet the over the internet and when he arrived the man pulled a gun, took his money and ran away.

Police searched the area for the suspect but could not find him.