Greetings Zone 5 Neighbors, Some of you may have been made aware of a few incidents that occurred last night in the East Liberty and Highland Park areas of Zone 5. We had three incidents occur within minutes and I want to make sure you are aware that ALL of those involved were quickly arrested thanks to the quick response and exceptional teamwork of the officers who answered the calls last night. I usually wait until Monday to release the below information, but due to the nature of the incidents, I wanted to get the information to you in a more timely manner. (This will also be included in next Monday's weekly crime update. ) Thanks, and stay safe! Jason The incidents are as follows: 7/13/15 Robbery – N. Negley Ave & Broad Street, 11:00pm. Zone 5 Officers Auvil and Schwartzmiller were flagged-down by a 25 year-old male victim who stated that he had just been robbed by three unknown males. The victim pointed to two males who were walking away from them on N. Negley Avenue and stated that the third male was the one who stole his phone and fled. The officers caught-up to the two suspects on N. Negley and detained them without incident. Multiple Zone 5 units flooded the area to search for the third male and located him a short distance away. The third male still had the victim’s phone. He was identified as a 16 year-old male from East Liberty. This juvenile was arrested and charged with robbery. (129268) 7/13/15 Robbery – Rural Street & N. Euclid Avenue, 11:00pm. Zone 5 Officers Palchak, Solosky, Swimkosky, Lippert, and Sapp responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 1100 block of N. Euclid Ave. The 25 year-old female victim reported that she was walking home from a dinner party when (2) unknown suspects came up to her and pushed her to the ground at gunpoint, then stole her iPhone. Officers worked quickly to track the phone’s location and found it was in the area of N. Negley Ave & Rural Street. Officers located the two suspects, one of whom still had the victim’s phone. The victim came to the scene and made a positive ID of both suspects. Javon Jordan, 18, of Larimer, and Antonio Maxon, 17, of East Liberty, were both arrested and charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy, assault, and resisting arrest. It should be noted that Maxon is being charged as an adult due to the violent nature of the crime. It should also be noted that officers were able to recover the weapon that was used and it was found to be a paintball gun. (129227) 7/13/15 Zone 5 Officers Antonace and White were patrolling Highland Park, checking the area for ​the above​ armed robbery suspect ​s​ , when they came across a male in the area of Jackson Street & Casanova Way that matched the description of one of the robbers. The officers stopped Joseph Blockton, 21, of Highland Park, and observed that he was nervous and sweating profusely. Blockton denied being involved in the robbery but admitted that he did have a firearm on his person. Officers recovered a loaded Glock pistol along with several bags of marijuana. Blockton was arrested and charged with felony drug offenses and unsworn falsification to authorities. It should be noted that while Blockton did have a permit to carry a firearm, it is illegal to own or possess a firearm if you use illegal drugs, thus the reason Blockton was charged with that offense. (129235) -- Cmdr. Jason Lando Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Zone 5 Station 1401 Washington Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15206 "The most miserable people are those who are obsessed with themselves; the happiest are those who lose themselves in the service of others." - Gordon B. Hinkley