ST. LOUIS (AP) - Three teenagers are in custody in the armed robbery of the wife of Missouri Gov.-Elect Eric Greitens, who says it's a good thing police got to them before he did.
Eric and Sheena Greitens spoke at a brief news conference Tuesday. Sheena Greitens was robbed at gunpoint Monday while in her car outside a coffee shop in St. Louis. She was unharmed.
Police say the suspects also stole a car, used it in another attempted robbery and broke into another car. Police were able to track the cellphone taken in the break-in to the suspects' vehicle, which crashed during a brief chase. The suspects are ages 14, 15 and 19.
Eric Greitens says he is glad police got to them first, but neither he nor a spokesman would elaborate.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri Gov.-elect Eric Greitens says his wife was robbed at gunpoint not far from their St. Louis home.
The Republican governor-elect said in a written statement Monday night that the future first lady, Sheena Greitens, is "safe but shaken."
Greitens transition team leader Austin Chambers says Sheena Greitens was robbed by multiple people while in her car at a coffee shop parking lot a little after 6 p.m. Monday.
Greitens' statement said the response by St. Louis police was "swift and skilled." The identity of the suspects was not immediately clear.
Greitens, a former Navy SEAL officer, said he is "now, more than ever, focused on the mission of creating safer neighborhoods."
He won election in November and is to take over for Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Jan. 9.