Robbery – Investigation: C22-96507

Released: May 10, 2022 at 8 a.m.

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On May 8, 2022, shortly after 1:00 a.m., General Patrol officers and WFPS responded to an injured male who had been robbed in the 500 block of Portage Avenue.

Emergency medical care was provided to a male victim in his thirties. He indicated he was sitting on the steps of a closed business using his electronic device. An unknown group (two males and a female) approached him with a machete. He was assaulted, his property stolen, and the suspects fled on foot.

The victim was transported to hospital in stable condition.

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