Redwood City teen arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, assault with hammer

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A 17-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon, according to the Redwood City Police Department.   

The teenager was allegedly involved with another suspect in a robbery June 8, when two minors were attacked and had their belongings taken near the Jefferson underpass and the intersection of Middlefield Road.     

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Police said one of the suspects struck both victims with a hammer, giving one of them a serious eye injury.     

The suspect was arrested on suspicion of two felonies: armed robbery and assault with a deadly weapon.