York, PA - Harrisburg City Police used a GPS system to track two York men and a Harrisburg woman who were charged in connection with robbing a man of his cell phones, according to a news release.
Kristopher Barnes, 20, and Matthew Hughes, 22, both of York, were arrested Friday in connection with the robbery, police said.
About 2:50 a.m. Friday, a 25-year-old Harrisburg man, whom police have not named, hailed a cab at North Third and Forster streets in Harrisburg, police said.
He asked the cab driver to take him to his home in Susquehanna Township, police said, but the cab driver stopped at a bar near North Third and North streets.
An unidentified man opened the cab door and pulled the victim out of the cab and threw him into the road, police said. That man then climbed into the cab and it drove away.
The victim began to walk away, police said, when he was attacked and beaten by two robbers who took two cell phones and other items. The robbers got into a waiting car and sped off.
A passing citizen found the victim on the roadway and took him to the police department to get help, the release states.
The victim and police activated a GPS system installed in one of the cell phones, police said, which led the officers to car driving in the 1400 block of Market Street in Harrisburg.
The car matched the description of the one the men had gotten into, police said. The car, driven by Carolyn McMurren, 25, of Harrisburg, was stopped and the two phones were found, police said.
McMurren, Barnes and Hughes were arrested and charged with robbery and conspiracy, police said.
All three were sent to Dauphin County Prison in lieu of bail.
Police do not know if the cab driver was involved in the robberies, and detectives are looking for him, said Lt. Robert Fegan, information officer with Harrisburg City Police. They also do not know the man who pulled the victim from the cab.
How to help
Anyone with information is asked to contact one of the listed officers with Harrisburg City Police:
Detective Christopher Krokos: 255-7299 or ckrokos@cityofhbg.com
Sgt. Thomas Carter: 255-6586 or tccarter@cityofhbg.com
rlefever@ydr.com; 771-2088
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