Sean Stephenson

Stephenson initially told police he was riding his bike near Cohansey and North streets when he was approached by two males, one of whom asked him for some money.Police arrested two men in connection with the crime shortly after it was reported at 12:10 a.m. Thursday.Joseph C. Stephenson, 21, of Rosenhayn Avenue, waved down police near the intersection of Irving Avenue and Laurel Street to report the robbery.The victim's bike was recovered.

A city man who admitted he was in the neighborhood looking to buy a bag of pot was robbed of his bike and $84 at Cohansey and North streets late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to police.Police located Titus D. Brent, 24, of North Street, riding Stephenson's bike at a Mount Vernon Street property.Byrd told police Stephenson owed him money from a prior, unspecified transaction. He admitted to kicking Stephenson during an argument, but denied taking any money from him, police said.

Stephenson had approached Byrd and another man to ask them for a bag of marijuana, Byrd told police.Stephenson later admitted he was looking for a bag of pot. He was charged with loitering in a high drug-trafficking area, and was released on his own recognizance.Brent and Byrd were lodged in the county jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.