Akron PD Investigating Facebook Marketplace Robberies

AKRON, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – A couple of Facebook Marketplace robberies in Akron Tuesday that police think are unrelated.

A 17-year-old was arrested aboard the stolen ATV which a 24-year-old had arranged to sell, planning to meet a would-be buyer on Wilber Avenue.

And no arrests or charges in the second incident where a 27-year-old man hoping to purchase a PlayStation 5 had already transferred money to a supposed seller.

The transaction was to take place nn Vernon Odom Blvd.

Instead, the victim got a gun pointed at him,

No injuries in either robbery.