German Village Police Beat: April 30

On Apr 30, 2021

A robbery occurred at 8:12 p.m. April 24 on the 1000 block of South Washington Avenue, according to the Columbus Division of Police.

The victim said she walked outside her residence and observed a man inside her vehicle, which was parked on the street.

She said she began to yell at the suspect, who then exited the vehicle and began to walk toward her.

He then pulled out a handgun and told her not to mess with him, according to the report. The victim said the suspect then got on a bicycle and fled eastbound in the alley just south of the residence. The victim said she lost sight of the suspect when he entered the library parking lot.

The victim said the suspect did not get any property from the vehicle.

In other Columbus police reports from German Village and the surrounding neighborhoods:

• A woman said she was assaulted by another woman at 12:45 p.m. April 21 on the 700 block of South Front Street.

The woman said the suspect used her index finger to poke the woman’s glasses and cheek and threatened to damager her vehicle and cause her physical harm.

• More than $1,200 was stolen from a vehicle at 3:15 a.m. April 20 in the 1000 block of Bruck Street.

The victim reported a pair of $890 sunglasses, a $450 amplifier and power cables valued at $1 were stolen.

• The driver of a livery service said at 3:25 p.m. April 23 while he was driving south on High Street at the intersection of Thurman Avenue, someone threw a beer bottle that hit his rear window, causing no damage.