Bridgeport police arrested four people in an armed robbery that happened early Sunday morning.
Walter Meyers, 28, of Waterbury, Tywan Groomes, 35, of New Haven, Jacqueline Edgehill, 40, of New Haven, and Tiffany Franklin, 44, of New Haven, are all facing charges in the incident.
A man flagged down officers near the intersection of Benham Avenue and Coleman Street and told them two men approached him while he was walking on Benham and robbed him of his wallet and cell phone at gunpoint, police said. The armed robbery was reported to police at about 1:20 a.m. on Sunday.
The two men then climbed into the back seat of a grey 2015 Toyota Camry, which fled the scene in the northbound direction and turned onto Coleman Street.
Police pursued the car and activated emergency lights and sirens to pull the car over. The suspects' vehicle's headlights were turned off as the vehicle continued moving. Officers saw the two back doors of the car opening during the pursuit. As the car stopped at Harral Avenue, police blocked the rear door on the driver's side so it couldn't open further, but both men got out the other back door.
Police got out of the cruiser and ran after them on foot.
Meyers ran south on Coleman and an officer lost sight of him as he ran into a backyard. Backup was requested and more officers came and surrounded the area, finding Meyers hiding on a multi-family home's front porch near the corner of Harral Avenue, police said.
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Police detained him and found a cell phone and wallet in the area.
Police found Groomes hiding under a parked red pickup truck while searching the area. Officers discovered a handgun under the truck that was loaded and rounds in Groomes' pocket.
The victim positively identified both men as the armed robbers, police said.
Police took the suspected getaway driver, Edgehill, and the front seat passenger, Franklin, into custody, as well.
Authorities charged all four with robbery. Groomes also faces charges of theft of a firearm, criminal possession of a firearm and having weapons in a motor vehicle. Edgehill was also charged with operating under suspension and taking a car without the owner's permission. Meyers', Edgehill's and Franklin's bonds were set at $50,000 and Groomes' bond was set at $100,000.
