Springfield man charged for armed robbery of electronic bike
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield man was arrested early Tuesday morning following an investigation into an armed robbery of an electronic bike.
The Springfield Police Department said that on April 15, officers received a report of an armed robbery in a parking lot on the 1600 block of Boston Road. A masked suspect allegedly pointed a firearm at a victim and stole their electronic bike.
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The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Daniel Walker of Springfield, was allegedly riding an illegal off-highway vehicle at the time of the robbery. He was arrested in Chicopee the evening of April 15 on unrelated charges. The armed robbery victim was unharmed and the stolen e-bike was recovered in Chicopee.
Springfield Detectives began an investigation into the armed robbery incident and were able to identify Walker as the suspect in the armed robbery. They requested and were granted a warrant for his arrest.
On Tuesday at approximately 6:45 a.m., members of the Springfield Police Firearms Investigation Unit, Massachusetts State Police VFAS, Hampden County Sheriff's Department, and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested Walker at a home on Pasco Road in Springfield.
After Walker's arrest, detectives searched his home and found multiple rounds of ammunition. Walker had an active arrest warrant and was additionally charged with firearm-armed and masked robbery and possession of ammunition without an FID card.
Springfield Police said that this incident will continue to be investigated.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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