PLANTATION, FLA. (WSVN) - Hallandale Beach Police are investigating whether a home invasion robbery and a strong armed robbery are connected.
The home invasion robbery occurred at the 2400 block of Northeast 10th Street, and the armed robbery happened at the 600 block of Three Islands Blvd., Thursday.
According to police, in the first robbery, three males approached an elderly woman and struck her on the head with the butt of a handgun outside of her home and fled the scene in a white vehicle. She sustained minor injuries.
The three subjects then fled the area in a white BMW SUV.
Moments later, in the second robbery, a male assaulted and robbed another woman of her purse and car keys while she was walking her dog in Scavo Park.
The subject ran to her silver Mercedes and fled the scene following the white vehicle.
Broward Sheriff’s Office chased down the vehicles, and the BMW crashed on Sunrise Boulevard and Northwest 45th Avenue.
Hallandale Beach Police have detained the subjects and are investigating how both robberies are related.
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