An Evansville man says he was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night and police have arrested a teenager in the case.

A 25-year-old Evansville man told EPD officers he was sitting in his car in an alley at 1110 North First Ave. waiting for his girlfriend when two men approached and asked if he had change for a $20.

When he said he didn't, one of the suspects, 18-year-old Deariel Vonsray Martinez Simmons, opened the car door, pulled a black semi-automatic handgun and pointed it at him, starting at his legs and moving it up to his head.  The victim said Simmons told him to give him all of his money or he would kill him.

A jury has convicted an Evansville man of robbing a West Side bank last spring. Jurors deliberated about 90 minutes Thursday before finding 56-year-old Jeffrey Heironimus guilty of a Class C felony. 

He could face eight years in prison for the conviction.

Heironimus also pleaded guilty to being a habitual criminal, which could add up to 12 years to his prison sentence.

He was convicted of robbing the First Federal branch on W. Franklin St. last May.

-From WIKY Radio

The Evansville Police Department is investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins near Columbia St. and 4th Ave.

Since January 3, there have been six reported break-ins to vehicles. Items taken have included GPS systems, money, iPads and iPods, a stun gun, and a shotgun.

Most of the vehicles were unlocked with the items in view.

Police are asking anyone with information about these thefts to contact them at 812-436-7979.

Police also want to remind people to keep high dollar items and weapons secured in their homes.