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A Point Breeze man failed to flee fast enough, as police arrested him after spotting him stuck at the top of a fence about a block from his home.
A 52-year-old woman got off of the bus and started walking at 5:30 a.m. Aug. 22. As she reached Dickinson Street, Recardo Jardine, 19, of the 2200 block of Gerritt Street, allegedly attempted to initiate a conversation with her, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. When she ignored him and continued to walk south, Jardine is believed to have followed her. Upon realizing he was trailing her, she sprinted to Tasker Street, but Jardine allegedly pursued her and said, “Give me your pocketbook or I will kill you.”
The woman handed over her purse, but Jardine supposedly ordered her to empty her pockets as well, so she gave him her cell phone, Tolliver said. Jardine is believed to have fled on foot.
Police officers arrived on location and surveyed the area, Tolliver said. They spotted Jardine, who later was identified as the perpetrator, stuck atop a fence in the rear alley on the 2300 block of Wilder Street.
Police recovered and returned the woman’s property, Tolliver said.
Jardine was charged with robbery, theft, receiving stolen property, terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person His bail was set at $50,000, which had not been posted by press time.
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