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Police Arrest Teen Suspects in Abingdon Target Robbery

Two boys face charges of armed robbery and assault.

Two Aberdeen boys have been arrested on charges related to an in the parking lot of the Abingdon Target.

Rajaun Donte Lifford, 16, and an unidentified juvenile both  have been charged with armed robbery, first- and second-degree assault, felony handgun use in a violent crime, concealing a dangerous weapon and theft less than $1,000.

Lifford is being charged as an adult and was transported to the Harford County Detention Center. The other teen was transported to Charles Hickey School in Baltimore County.

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The used surveillance photos from Target security cameras and “several anonymous tips from concerned citizens” to identify the suspects, according to a press release.

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