Young black male predators in Midtown. How rare.

Nice!! What was the name of that tracking app!

Sub human animals. Real manly robbing woman and punching them in the face? So tired of these thugs coming into town and terrorizing everyone. I am glad though that we are starting see more arrests from armed robberies in Midtown. Good job APD!

These young punks doing things like this, stealing people's properties make me sick, they rather rob people than get a freaking job like everyone else.

Young black males, robbing, mugging, breaking and entering, vandalizing cars .....such lovely additions to society--toss them in jail and throw away the keys!

These ass hats deserve to rot and die in prison, no doubt. The unfortunate reality of our legal system though is that they'll be out in a few years (sometimes even less) and be at it again....

Although on a more positive note: kudos to APD for acting on the information so quickly!

Good job APD. Unfortunately, with black youth unemployment at 40 to 50% this will continue and possibly get worse. I really fear for the future if this town. Atlanta is so close to being a world class city.

From CBS new, both guys were already on probation. They are continuing the revolving door that is the Fulton Judicial system. Most likely they will be back out on the streets in no time. That has to be so frustrating for the police. The best thing for society is if they get shanked in prison

http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/19545395/tracking-iphone-leads-to-arrests-in-robbery

Does Georgia have a law that says if you use a gun in a crime, you are required to serve 5 years in prison? Seems like there used to be billboards to that effect.

I'm sorry. It's time to start thinning the heard and bring back corporal punishment! If you don't get the message on the second arrest, third strike and you're out! I know that sounds harsh and one-sided, but DAMN how much does the rest of society have to put up with???

Eye for an Eye. Cut off their hands and they can't hold a gun anymore.

The true problem is , we need the draft for these young misguided men, place
them in the military where they get the much needed discipline, respect for other
people's property etc. This is a time that this country MUST restart the mandatory
requirement for ALL YOUTH BLACK, WHITE, BROWN whatever to serve at least
3 years in the military to learn to become a productive citizen in this country. Now
if one elects not to conform to the military customs of life, then that's when we
consider placing them into a more restrictive life style. Military Retired, YES and
proud of it !!!! LED

Not that it ultimately matters, but according to AJC's coverage of this incident, the victim allegedly punched one of the suspects in the face and not the opposite way as you are reporting. Which version are we to believe? If the AJC's version is indeed correct, then I hope that you have sincerely just made an honest error in your reporting. Otherwise, this style of negligent and manipulative reporting should be considered a journalistic travesty and a shameful attempt on your behalf to further sensationalize an already horrendous event. Given the current volatile climate with regards to crime here in Midtown, I don't think there is any need to add unnecessary fuel to the fire. Surely your publication can't be that desperate for readers.

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/5-robbed-at-biltmore-iphone-leads-to-suspects/nSBZq/

I agree that young black men are the bulk of the criminal offenders in Midtown and the greater Atlanta area. When you look at the "leadership" of APD, though, and Kasim Reed's total lack of concern about the sustained thug violence, we are not going to see any real change during Reed's tenure. It will only change once the decent white people who have moved back into town vote in a brave white mayor and we start to take the city back. Kasim and his black cronies sympathize more with black thugs and care more about their well being than they care about the hard-working white people who they should be protecting. We need to get the black "leadership" out and everyone who can vote in the city of Atlanta elections must make it their mission to get Reed's racist and negligent black ass out of office. PERIOD.

You are 100% right... It's not just Reed... It was Shirley Franklin, Bill Campbell, etc. etc. The guys who opened Vanquish (the club on 10th) which is predominantly black have had all kinds of problems including a shooting and several beatings at their previous clubs and should not have been given a license based on the law. They have side stepped almost every zoning rule in the book. I know for a fact that there's a picture of Shirley Franklin holding the owner's baby at some family function and she made sure that all license were fast tracked after most of the residents of midtown opposed the club. I've seen the woman in charge of liquor licenses drink at bars but never seen a check appear - hmmm.... And then there's Kwanza Hall.. OMG.. I wish I had a dollar for every time he's asked an attractive woman I know for their phone number to discuss 'city business' and 'how they can help him improve the city'. He even went up to my girlfriend, gave her his number and said, 'don't call 911 - call me if you ever are in an emergency as I can help you quicker'... Absolute truth. It's a racket and it's about time the residents of midtown had more control of their district.

Due in part to the jumbled wording of the APD release, a mistake was made in the original story as to who punched who during the robbery. A further examination of the initial release reveals that it was indeed a victim who hit a suspect, and not the other way around as originally reported here. This was a sincere honest reporting mistake and the editor along with Patch regrets the error. It has now been corrected. Thanks.

Wow. Young, black male criminals may be/are the problem, time and time again, for many reasons, but to blatantly turn it into white v. black in Midtown is a discredit to our very diverse community. Come on, people.
and kudos to APD and the Find My iPhone app -- that is awesome!

It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong. Hunt is truly a big man.

Some worthless THUGZ off the streets...next time, just SHOOT THEM!!!

It is high time that we consider innovative approaches to dealing with revolving-door criminals such as these. Singapore comes to mind - they make generous use of caning. They do it very professionally - they have a medical doctor on hand to confirm physical fitness, the corporal punishment technician takes measures to prevent injury to the kidneys (with a thick pad to cover the lower back), and the defendant can even allow his mom or someone else to be on hand to comfort them. It is done very professionally, and not in a barbaric manner as some folks imagine. I bet that if they get caned once, they'll get caned no more... Here is a video on what that looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBE7p5gDNe4 - Singapore carries it out in even a more professional manner than this...

If someone looks suspicious...just call the police with your iPhone instead of having the police get it back after a YBM takes it.

I agree with these comments, this city is well on its way to becoming the Detroit of the South. Kareem and his band of idiots must be voted out of office.

How did this become a race thing? Thieves come in every color. The real problem is that Judges don't punish these criminals. Judges just slap them on the hand and let them go. Parole Boards just let them out early on "good behavior". Until children start to see people actually being punished for breaking the law they feel they can do whatever they want and get away with it.....the sad part is that is true.

No race card here, but the reality is that 99.9% of mugging and robbery crimes are committed by younger black kids!

meant crimes in the Midtown are.....

who is that punk Melvin?

Folks,
I have removed some comments due to their use of the f-word and other language that was over the line. Obviously there's a lot of concern about public safety in Midtown, but there's no reason we can't keep the discussion civil.
Thanks