Crime & Safety
Boys Tased at Park After Trying to Sell iPhone
Two boys were Tased at Tanners Lake Park earlier this week.
Two 17-year-old boys trying to sell an iPhone were allegedly Tased at Tanners Lake Park on Tuesday.
According to the initial complaint, police responded to an aggravated robbery report. The complainant said that his son came home and reported that he had been Tased by a stun gun at the park.
The boy said he and his friend were meeting a man at the park to sell an iPhone. The suspect arrived with two other men and they got into the boy's car. The boy said that the men grabbed both both boys around the neck and restrained them while the third man Tased the boys.
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The men then took one of the boy's cell phones. The phone was valued at $500.
Police observed a scratch on the boy's neck, according to the initial complaint.
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