HIALEAH, FLA. (WSVN) - A 23-year-old Hialeah woman is facing an armed robbery charge after police said she followed two women from a bank, lured them to a supermarket parking lot and robbed them at gunpoint of $8.
According to an arrest affidavit, the victims had just left a Chase Bank on West 49th Street shortly after midnight on July 17 after depositing money when they noticed a dark-colored sedan following them.
The driver, later identified as Laura Elena Leyva, pulled alongside their vehicle and asked for help with jumper cables. The victims agreed and followed her to the President Supermarket parking lot. .
Police said that once the victims parked, Leyva got out of her vehicle, approached the driver’s side window, displayed a firearm and demanded the money she believed they had withdrawn from the bank.
