Trenton police search for four juveniles in water vendor armed robbery
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Trenton police search for four juveniles in water vendor armed robbery

July 12, 2025

The Trenton Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying four juvenile suspects involved in an armed robbery that occurred Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Prospect Street and Oakland Street.

At approximately 3:00 p.m., a victim who was selling water bottles at the intersection was assaulted and robbed by four black juvenile males, two of whom were reportedly armed with firearms. After the attack, the suspects fled the area on Oakland Street toward Mellon and disappeared from view.

The suspects are described as follows:

  • Suspect #1: Black juvenile male on foot, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants, armed with a firearm.
  • Suspect #2: Black juvenile male on foot, last seen wearing a red camouflage hooded sweatshirt with black pants, also armed with a firearm.
  • Suspect #3: Black juvenile male on a bicycle, wearing a dark blue shirt and black pants.
  • Suspect #4: Black juvenile male on a bicycle, wearing a black shirt and black pants.

The Robbery Unit of the Criminal Investigation Bureau is leading the investigation and encourages anyone with information to come forward.

A water vendor was robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight in Trenton, and police are searching for four juvenile suspects.

Phil Stilton

Phil Stilton

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