Four people were arrested on suspicion of prowling around bars in downtown Riverside and stealing people’s cell phones, a police official said.

The Riverside Police Department received a call about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, reporting a fight in an alley behind Hideaway Cafe at Mission Inn Avenue and Main Street, said Officer Ryan Railsback in a news release.

When officers arrived, they found a large, hostile crowd who pointed out four suspects and said they were stealing people’s iPhones from various nearby bars, Railsback said in the release.

Officers detained the four people, identified five victims and found their phones on the suspects and in their vehicle. Officers also found a loaded handgun on one of the female suspects, the release said.

Three of the suspects were taken to a local hospital before being booked because they were in a fight with one of the victims who refused to give up his phone, Railsback said.

Their names were not released Saturday.

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