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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – The Tucson Police Department says a man has been arrested for trying to rob an elderly man.
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The TPD says officers responded to a fast food restaurant July 9 near Oracle and Price following reports of an attempted robbery.
Police say the 34-year-old suspect followed a 70-year-old man into the location and tried to steal a backpack from his walker.
Police say the suspect ran off after three bystanders confronted him.
Witnesses provided officers with a description of the suspect and his direction of travel.
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Within minutes, officers located the suspect and took him into custody.
He was booked into jail on a charge of attempted robbery.
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