Two teenagers were arrested Friday night after they allegedly robbed a convenience store in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood while armed with a machete and baseball bat.
Boston police were called to Blanco Market, located at 71 Day Street, around 7:50 p.m. Friday for an armed robbery in progress.
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Responding officers saw two teens running from the store towards Round Hill Street and were able to quickly apprehend them.
According to police, video surveillance shows the suspects -- 13 and 14 years old -- armed with a long blade and a baseball bat.
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The teens were arrested and charged with delinquent to wit; assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (machete and baseball bat) and delinquent to wit; assault with intent to rob.
The suspects, whose names were not provided given their ages, are expected to be arraigned in Boston juvenile court.