‘I thought they were going to kill me’: Juveniles arrested in connection to battery, police say

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Three juveniles are in custody in relation to an incident in which a woman being attacked and robbed at a west side parking lot Wednesday night where her car was stolen.

According to police, a 58-year-old woman was leaving her workplace on the 6900 block of Odana Road around 10 p.m. when she was approached by a boy and girl appearing to be in their teens who told her, “They hit your car.”

Officials said that the woman inspected the back of her vehicle to find out what they were talking about, where she found a smashed out back passenger window.

The boy then attempted to grab the key ring from the woman’s hand forcefully. She began to scream and run back to her workplace while the boy pulled at her purse strap and swung her by it. The victim also reported that the girl tripped her to the ground.

After the victim fell on the pavement, police said that the boy continued to try and grab her purse while the girl kicked her.

According to the police, the victim said, “I thought they were going to kill me. I didn’t know what they were going to do,” and that she could feel her head “grinding into the pavement.” The victim also reported the teens mocking her for curling up to avoid injury.

Officials said that the boy and girl were able to steal her purse, keys and SUV before they drove away.

The victim was taken to the emergency room for painful facial injuries.

Later that evening, police said that three teenage girls and the boy fled after the victim’s vehicle crashed into a tree along the Seminole Highway.

Fitchburg police chased down three of the four teenagers who were believed to be in the vehicle, officials said.

Police said that two 13-year-old girls and one 15-year-old girl were arrested for operating a motor vehicle without consent. One of the 13-year-old girls is believed to be the teenager involved in the attack.

Police are investigating if the person who got away was the boy involved in the strong-armed robbery.

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