Richmond police reported four robberies in the span of 45 minutes this evening.
The first occurred around 5:30 p.m. at Parkwood Avenue and Robinson Street, two blocks east of the Boulevard and a block south of Cary Street.
Two males abducted a man and dropped him off several minutes later at Douglasdale Road near Interstate 195, police said. One of the men brandished a small-caliber silver handgun.
The two men, described only as a black male and a white male, were said to be driving a green older-model Cadillac.
The second robbery occurred about 6 p.m. near Second and Main streets.
A man was robbed by two men, also described only as a black male and a white male, but no weapons were displayed.
The suspects fled on foot.
The third robbery happened shortly a few minutes later at Strawberry and Main streets, about five blocks from the site of the first robbery.
Three men standing at Strawberry and Main were robbed at gunpoint by a male waving a small-caliber silver handgun similar to the one described in the first robbery.
The suspect fled in a tan Dodge. He was wearing a light-brown coat with multicolored stripes.
The final robbery occurred at the Econo Lodge hotel on Robin Hood Road, not far from the Arthur Ashe Center.
Two suspects wearing hooded sweaters and masks waved a silver small-caliber handgun.
Police did not have details of what was taken during the robberies and said it was too early to tell if they were linked.
-- Louis Llovio
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