Wellsburg Police received the initial call around 3:30 p.m., after two men fishing by the Buffalo Creek near the Wellsburg sewer plant reported a person with a handgun demanded their keys, cell phones and wallets. The suspect took off in the car, driving down Route 2 to Warwood. One of the victims calmly told the suspect he had left his cell phone at home, and was able to call police when he left.
Wheeling Police found the stolen car in the north end of the city. Lieutenant Skinner with the Wellsburg Police Department said shortly after that, the juvenile suspect was found near the bank of the
Police said they do not know why the teen is in the
