Crime & Safety
Police Arrest Man Accused of Robbing Woman at Knifepoint
Raymond Garner, of Springfield, was charged with robbery.
A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he robbed a woman at knifepoint.
Authorities said that at 11:18 p.m. Friday on the 7300 block of Richmond Highway, a woman was walking when she was approached by a man who displayed a knife.
The man took property from the woman and fled on foot. Responding officers were able to track and capture the man they believed had robbed the woman.
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Raymond Garner, of Springfield, was charged with robbery. The woman was not injured in the incident.
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