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Two Atlantic City 14-year-olds charged in two attempted robberies

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Two Atlantic City teens tried to rob three people in two separate incident, police said.Officers James Andros IV and John Bell responded to the 2800 block of the Boardwalk at 2:25 Sunday morning for a report of an attempted armed robbery, Sgt. Kevin Fair said.  A man and woman were approached by two boys demanding money. One had a knife, they told police.While the officers were talking to the couple, a man approached them saying the same suspects had demanded money from him. They fled after he refused, according to the report.The 14-year-old boys were found in the beach block of Arkansas Avenue.  One of them had a box cutter, Fair said. The other had marijuana.Both were charged with robbery. The one with the box cutter was also charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. 

The other was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance.

The teens were taken to the Harborfields Juvenile Detention Center.

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BreakingAC founder who previously worked in newspapers for more than two decades. She is an NJPA award-winner and was a Stories of Atlantic City fellow.

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