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WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Police reported two armed robberies Saturday morning within an hour apart.The first occurred around 4:30 a.m. while a man was walking in the 800 block of North Washington Street.The suspect was described as a black male, 5 feet 11 inches tall with a thin build and wearing a gray hooded top.The victim, a 24-year-old man from Union Street, Pittston told police he was walking in the area and saw the suspect across the street. The suspect then approached the victim from behind while brandishing a black revolver, police said. The suspect demanded the victim&#8217;s possessions and fled on foot on Brookside Street with his wallet, cash, necklace and a Samsung Galaxy S6 cell phone, police said.Police checked the area for the suspect but were unable to locate him.The other robbery occurred at 5:30 a.m. on Butler Street.Police said the victim was walking home when the suspect brandished a handgun. The victim handed over his Vapor cigarette, police said.The suspect in the second robbery was described as a black male wearing a light-colored shirt.

2 armed robberies reported in Wilkes-Barre