Docs: 16-year-old used fake handgun during robbery in Lawrence

Docs: 16-year-old used fake handgun during robbery in Lawrence

LAWRENCE, Ind. -- Lawrence police have arrested a 16-year-old who claimed he was blackmailed to help commit a robbery to pay back $20 he owed for a Yankees hat. On July 28, officers with the Lawrence Police Department responded to a robbery that was in progress on East 47th Street. When police arrived on the scene, they met and spoke with the victim, who said the teen suspect had scheduled a haircut via a phone app. The victim explained that he …