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4 Suspects Sought In Fells Point Robberies

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Police are searching for a group of men who they say carried out back-to-back robberies in Fells Point in broad daylight.

Melanie Miksovsky says she was out for a walk and about to check her email when a group of men stole her phone and attacked her.

Miksovsky wasn't shying away from speaking about the attack that left her with a shiner that might rival that of a boxer after a title fight.

"They diagnosed me with a concussion and soft tissue damage," Miksovsky said.

While punches were clearly thrown, by no means was it a fair fight.

"Honestly, with four of them, it's so hard to recall which details I could remember," she said.

Miksovsky is one of two victims of the robberies that took place minutes apart in Fells Point on Tuesday. Police say they were carried out by these suspects.

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The images of three of the four suspects came from nearby security cameras.

"One of the suspects was apparently carrying a backpack that had some sort of orange trim, so we're hoping that that could be enough detail for someone to give us a call if that jogs someone's memory," Baltimore Police Detective Jeremy Silbert said.

Miksovsky's robbery happened while she was walking in the 500 block of S. Washington St. just before 1 p.m.

She says the thieves targeted her cell phone.

"The second guy started hitting me and then he and the first guy took off," the 41-year-old said.

Miksovsky says she attempted to follow the group to try and make sure she could give a description.

"I don't think that letting fear get the best of you is the way to handle it," she said.

Police say the second robbery of a 27-year-old man occurred a couple of blocks away in the 600 block of S. Wolfe St.

One of the suspects was armed with an unknown type of weapon, according to police.

Miksovsky is justifiably angry, but her concern now turns to ensuring no one else suffers a similar fate.

"If we don't catch them now, we don't have a chance to prevent this from happening to someone else," she said.

Silbert says enough officers hope to have drawn the attention of witnesses.

"This happened during the day. We know people are out and about in that area, so we're hoping that somebody saw something," Silbert said.

Police are working to identify the persons of interest in this incident. Anyone with information is asked to call 410-366-6341 or Metro Crime Stoppers at 1-866-7Lockup.

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