South Boston Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in $50 Armed Lemonade Stand Robbery
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Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 12
South Boston Police Arrest 14-Year-Old in $50 Armed Lemonade Stand Robbery
3 articles · Updated · The Boston Globe · Jun 12
Summary
A 14-year-old South Boston boy was arrested Friday in the armed robbery of a neighborhood lemonade stand and faces two juvenile counts each of armed robbery and unlawful firearm possession.
Police said about $50 was stolen Wednesday when two masked boys approached the stand run by siblings David Byrne, 12, and Juliette Byrne, 11, and one flashed a gun from his waistband.
Investigators had released video of two suspects believed to be about 11 and 14 years old and asked the public to help identify them; the arrested teen is due in Boston Juvenile Court.
South Boston residents responded with a community lemonade stand Friday, where crowds lined up in support as the children's mother called the turnout heartwarming and a triumph over tragedy.