Long Beach police arrest two men in Belmont Shore robbery, search for third suspect

Long Beach police arrested two men suspected of robbing a woman in Belmont Shore Monday night and are looking for a third suspect.

Gerardo Nieves, 21, and Kewone Carwell, 20, both Long Beach residents, were booked at Long Beach Jail on suspicion of robbery and are being held on $50,000 bail each, said police spokesman Sgt. Bradley Johnson in an email. Their alleged accomplice is still at large.

Officers were dispatched to an armed robbery call around 9:40 p.m. near Livingston Drive and Roswell Avenue, Johnson said. They leaed that three suspects approached the victim, identified only as a female. Two of the suspects demanded her belongings while the third held her at gunpoint. The trio made off with her purse and cellphone.

An officer put out a description of the suspects, two of whom were found and detained, Johnson said. Police also found a replica handgun on one of the suspects.

Police retued the victim’s purse and cellphone to her, Johnson said. She was not injured during the robbery.

The third suspect has not yet been found. Police are continuing their investigation.

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