Crime & Safety

"Armed Robbery" Behind Vito's Actually a Drug Deal Gone Bad

Police investigation reveals victim was actually trying to sell marijuana to the two suspects.

The armed robbery behind the former Vito’s Pizzeria on Saturday evening was actually a drug deal gone bad, The Diamondback reported.

A just outside the former on Baltimore Avenue Saturday evening, police said. But a police investigation revealed that the victim was trying to sell marijuana to the two suspects; police have been unable to confirm that a weapon was involved, according to The Diamondback.

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