Two people turned themselves into the Department of Juvenile Justice recently as a result of an armed robbery investigation stemming from two incidents in November, according to Chapel Hill Police.

Shared by the town’s media relations manager and public information officer for the department Alex Carrasquillo, the Chapel Hill Police Department sought a pair of juvenile petitions based on the pair of armed robberies from Nov. 16. Two separate victims reported within minutes of each other that a pair of young men jumped out of an SUV, assaulted them, and stole property while out in neighborhoods off West Cameron Avenue. Carrasquillo shared that one suspect turned himself in on Jan. 7, while the other did on Jan. 17.

The two juveniles are each charged with the following, according to police: robbery with dangerous weapons, felony larceny, assault with a deadly weapon, assault by point a gun, possession of stolen goods and property, and possession of a handgun by a minor. Because both suspects are under the age of 18, North Carolina law requires juvenile petitions to be filed before arrests are made and restricts the release of the suspects’ names unless they are tried as adults.

The case update was mentioned by UNC Chancellor Lee Roberts during the university’s Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. Because one of the robberies happened near the entrance of Granville Towers, a student-living community on the edge of UNC campus, the university was able to help with the investigation. The chancellor said newly-added license plate readers — which are part of a renewed effort to improve campus safety and surveillance — played a role in identifying the suspects for investigators.

“The license plate readers that were installed on campus made a meaningful difference to pursuing those perpetrators,” Roberts told trustees. “They’re installed now and are paying benefits, and it’s great to have a recent, tangible example of that.”

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