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2 Teens Charged With Robbing Woman In Wheelchair In Lowell

LOWELL (CBS) – Two teenagers have been charged with robbing a woman in a wheelchair in Lowell.

Amparo Delgado was with her daughter and 7-year-old grandson on Tuesday, on their way to a McDonald's to celebrate the end of the school year when the robbery occurred.

Prosecutors said 18-year-old Dara Ream of Lowell and a 16-year-old cohort ran up to the victims at North Common Park on Tuesday. The 16-year-old had a gun and demanded money.

Delgado begged the teens to leave them alone, but they took $12 and a cellphone before a passer-by scared them off.

WBZ NewsRadio 1030's Mark Katic reports.

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In court on Wednesday, Ream was arraigned on two counts of armed robbery and ordered held on $20,000 cash bail.

Police said the stolen cellphone was found on Ream when he and the minor were arrested. The minor will be charged as a juvenile.

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