ARRESTS Police: Woman beat victim with cellphone
Saratoga Springs incident results in robbery, assault charges
Four people were charged after police allege a group retaliated against another group they were arguing with earlier on Friday evening, hitting a woman repeatedly in the head with a cellphone, and assaulting others while stealing items from them in a downtown parking lot.
The four charged with various robbery and assault charges in the incident, which happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, are in their late 20s to early 30s, and from Saratoga Springs, Hudson
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Officers said they were called to the parking lot of 20 Lake Ave., which abuts the Caroline Street and Maple Avenue intersection. Police said they discovered four victims, one man and three women, ages 20 to 26.
One woman had cuts to her face and head after a suspect allegedly smashed her in the
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Police said the two groups had “an exchange of words earlier in the night,” but did not know each other before.
Police said based on descriptions from the victims, the suspects were located a short time later on Woodlawn Avenue. The suspects also stole — Times Union, Oct. 5, 1971 various items from the victims, police said.
A 32-year-old Rensselaer woman faces the most serious charges of first-degree robbery and second-degree assault, for allegedly hitting the female victim in the face with a cell phone.