Photo by VHT.

6-Jul-16 – No fewer than two armed robberies in the Gold Coast neighborhood on Tuesday ended with two arrests and no injuries.

The robberies happened within minutes of each other at about 10:15 a.m.

The first robbery was near The Bristol condominiums on East Delaware Place. The second, near condos at 1000 North Lake Shore Drive.

Two of the victims were an older couple, 69 and 70 years old. Police say after complying, the man was “shoved to the ground” by one of the robbers.

According to 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly, the victims were able to provide a detailed description of the suspects.

“Officers from the 18th Police District responded immediately and located two persons of interest,” Reilly wrote in an email to constituents. “After a foot chase ensued, both suspects were placed in custody. A handgun and proceeds from the thefts were recovered.”

One of the suspects was tackled a few blocks away by a man walking nearby.

“I grab him by the waist. I somehow picked him up, threw him to the ground, turned him around, put one of my legs on his head, and grabbed his hands until the cop showed up maybe five, six seconds later,” Humberto Maldonado told WLS-TV.

On Thursday, Chicago police announced charges against the two men, 18-year-old Bryan Martin (above left) and John Davis-Diming (above right), who both live about 20 miles south of the Loop. They were each charged with two felony counts of armed robbery in the incident on East Delaware Place.