Police arrest three men after KCTV news crew robbed at gunpoint
Three men, including one armed with a handgun, held up a KCTV news crew Sunday night and stole their cellphones and wallets, according to Kansas City police.
A crew member told investigators the crew was inside a news van at 61st Terrace and Ward Parkway, completing a story about 9:30 p.m., when three men yanked opened the van’s front doors.
One man pointed a silver handgun at the crew members and demanded their phones and wallets. The robbers took the items and ran north, police said.
The robbers wore dark pants and dark long-sleeve shirts, and some sort of cloth covered their faces. Each wore a dark stocking cap.
Police arrested three people about 3 a.m. in the 5000 block of Bellefontaine Avenue and recovered the stolen items. The suspects were driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen.
Glenn E. Rice: 816-234-4341, @GRicekcstar
This story was originally published December 14, 2015 at 10:41 AM with the headline "Police arrest three men after KCTV news crew robbed at gunpoint."