Juveniles Charged with BP Robbery

Two area juveniles are now facing robbery and weapons charges in connection with a botched gas station robbery in the Lincroft section of on Friday night.

According to police, after trying to rob the BP Gas Station on Newman Springs Road armed with a hammer and a BB handgun, the two 17-year-old male juveniles, from Colts Neck and Holmdel, were caught down the road while fleeing the scene by police and arrested by Middletown Detective Daniel Sullivan.

They were charged with: robbery, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a handgun, unlawful possession of a weapon and conspiracy.

Wearing ski masks and armed with the hammer and a BB handgun, they attempted to rob the station at approximately 8 p.m. Jan. 6, according to Detective Lt. Steve Dollinger. However, Dollinger added, “they fled the station without getting any money after the attendant locked himself in the office and refused to let them in.”

After being seen running from the scene and getting into a white van, police in the surrounding area were alerted and they were caught minutes later by Brookdale officers Craig Iacouzzi and Gabriel Campan.

The suspects were held at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Facility after the arrests and, according to Middletown police, are still in custody there.