2 Arrested In PG County Armed Robbery: Police

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Police have arrested two men in connection with a robbery that happened in College Park on Wednesday.

Police were called to the area of Knox Road and Rhode Island Avenue at around 10:15 p.m. on Oct. 9 to a report of an armed robbery, according to a report from the Prince George's County Police Department.

"When they arrived on the scene, the officers met with the victim, an adult male, who advised he was approached by a suspect who demanded his property and threatened to shoot him if he didn’t comply," the report states. "The suspect stole several items and fled the scene on foot. The victim did not report any injuries."

Police searched the area, and about an hour later stopped a car nearby that matched the description of a car linked to a second attempted robbery in the area earlier in the evening, the report states.

"One of the two men in that stopped car was linked to the robbery that occurred at 10:15 pm through investigative techniques," the report adds.

Police arrested 20-year-old Ibrahim De La Cruz of D.C. and 23-yera-old Brian Cueto Yenty of Hyattsville.