Police arrested a Madison teenager Friday morning for a strong-armed robbery after stealing a 14-year-old’s iPod touch on a Madison Metro bus the afternoon of Nov. 29.
Police said the victim had been listening to his iPod Touch when the suspect, 15, grabbed it from his pocket and quickly got off at a bus stop near the arboretum.
The victim followed the suspect off the bus and caught up with him. The victim refused to fight for the iPod as the suspect suggested, and called police instead.
When contacted Friday morning, the suspect “seemed a little foggy about the crime,” so the officer played the bus surveillance video for him.
“The suspect said that was not him taking the iPod,” Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain said in a statement. “The officer asked if he had a twin. [The suspect] said he had a couple of them.”
Police said the arresting officer was unconvinced and arrested the teen.
