A teenager is facing charges in connection with two armed robberies in Grove City.

According to Grove City Police, the 16-year-old suspect was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of aggravated robbery. Investigators say the teen is one of four suspects involved in  two armed robberies on April 6. Police are still trying to identify the other three suspects at this time.

The two robberies happened within about 15 minutes of each other. The first was on the 2400 block of English Turn Drive just before 9pm on April 6. The victims had just arrived home and parked their car in the garage when three unknown males approached them. Two of the suspects were carrying guns. The suspects took a laptop and a cell phone during the robbery.

Around 9:10pm on April 6, police were dispatched to a second robbery, this time on the 4000 block of Crestwick Court. The victim told investigators she had just returned home and parked her car when four males approached her. At least two of the suspects had guns. The suspects took her purse, cell phone and keys to her vehicle. One of the suspects fled the scene in the victim’s car while the other three left in another vehicle.

Columbus Police say the two robberies are connected to a similar robbery that happened the morning of April 7 in German Village.

Grove City Police say there are a few things you can do to protect yourself:

  • If you are in a vehicle and believe you are being followed, do not go home or stop if they continue to follow you. Call 911 and continue driving towards the nearest police station. The dispatchers will give you information on what to do.
  • Always be alert and aware of your surroundings while both inside and outside of your vehicle.
  • Check around you before you exit a vehicle and know where a safe area is near you.
  • In addition, if you “See Something, Say Something.” If you witness suspicious activity or what you believe to be suspicious activity, contact the Grove City Division of Police at 614-277-1710. Even if you do not think what you saw is important, let law enforcement make that determination.

Anyone with information about the robberies or the identities of the suspects is asked to contact Grove City Police at 614-277-1710.