Teenager tries to rob man in east Wichita

Wichita police are looking for a young woman – possibly a teenager – who demanded money from a 71-year-old man doing yard work near Kellogg and Edgemoor on Sunday.

Officer Charley Davidson said the man was outside in the 600 block of South Marcilene at about 4:30 p.m. when the young woman approached him with a handgun and demanded cash. When the man didn’t turn over any money, the young woman got in a royal blue Ford Taurus carrying three other people and left, he said.

Davidson said she is white or Hispanic, around 16, about 5 feet tall and weighs about 140 pounds. She was wearing blue jeans, a gray hooded sweatshirt and had a black handgun at the time of the robbery attempt, Davidson said.

Anyone with information about the crime or suspect is asked to call police at 316-268-4407 or Crime Stoppers at 316-267-2111.

This story was originally published November 29, 2016 at 12:34 PM with the headline "Teenager tries to rob man in east Wichita."