On October 10, 2022, the victims, 40 and 19, pulled into their driveway near West 100th Street and South Frontage Road in Cleveland. Andre Lovett pulled in front of the victims in a vehicle. Then, he approached the victims and held them at gunpoint. He robbed the 40-year-old victim’s wallet and fled the scene in that vehicle. The victims called the police, and the Cleveland Division of Police (CPD) responded to the scene.
On October 18 at 11:53 p.m., the victim, 49, pulled into an apartment parking lot near Lee Road and Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights. Roderick Coleman, Keanu Green, and juvenile male #1 pulled in front of the victim in a stolen Honda vehicle. Then, Coleman, Green, and young male #1 approached the victim with guns. They proceeded to rob him, taking his laptop and personal items. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the stolen Honda vehicle. The victim called the police, and the Cleveland Heights Police Department (CHPD) responded to the scene.
On October 19 at 12:48 a.m., 37 and 41 victims pulled into an apartment parking lot near Lee Road and Cedar Road in Cleveland Heights. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, Keanu Green, and juvenile male #1 approached the victims’ car with guns. They proceeded to rob one victim of his items. After, the victim fled, and Lovett, Coleman, Green, and juvenile male #1 fired shots at the victim. They then fled the scene in the stolen Kia vehicle. CHPD responded to the scene.
On October 21, 2022, Keanu Green and juvenile male #1 were arrested.
On November 4, around 8:30 p.m., the victim, 23, was sitting inside a rental vehicle near West 31st Street and Sackett Avenue in Cleveland. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, Tanell Matthews-Vance, and juvenile male #2 pulled in front of the victims in a stolen Honda vehicle. Lovett, Coleman, Matthews-Vance, and young male #2 approached the victims with guns and instructed the victim, 23, to exit the car. After the victim went to the vehicle, they struck him in the head with their gun and demanded he transfers money through his CashApp account. They also stole his iPhone 11. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle. The victims called the police, and CPD responded to the scene.
Later that evening, at 9:12 p.m., the victims, both 45, pulled into their driveway near Broadview Road and Mayview Road in Cleveland. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, Tanell Matthews-Vance, and juvenile male #2 pulled in front of the victims in three stolen vehicles. Then, Lovett, Coleman, Matthews-Vance, and young male #2 approached the victims with guns. They robbed the victims at gunpoint, taking a purse and personal items. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the stolen vehicles. The victims called the police, and CPD responded to the scene.
Also, on that same evening at 9:54 p.m., the victim, 21, pulled into his driveway near Clarence Avenue and Detroit Avenue in Lakewood. Roderick Coleman, Tanell Matthews-Vance, and juvenile male #2 approached the victim, still sitting inside his vehicle, at gunpoint and robbed him of his items. They then fled the scene. The victim called the police, and the Lakewood Police Department responded to the scene.
On November 5 at 7:30 p.m., the victim, 25, pulled into a driveway near Fulton Road and Keiper Court Street in Cleveland. Roderick Coleman and Tanell Matthews-Vance pulled in front of the victim in a stolen vehicle. Then, Coleman and Matthews-Vance approached the victim with guns. They robbed him, taking a firearm, his wallet, and his items. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the stolen vehicle. The victim called the police, and the CPD responded to the scene.
On November 8 at 2:46 p.m., the victim, 21, used an app called Offer Up to sell his iPhone to Andre Lovett. Lovett approached the victim in his driveway near Fillier Street and Front Street in Berea. He held the victim at gunpoint, stole his iPhone 13 Pro Max, and fled the scene in a stolen vehicle (the vehicle was taken on November 4). The victim called the police, and the Berea Police Department responded to the scene.
On November 9 at 7:20 p.m., the victim, 46, pulled into her driveway near Memphis Avenue and Ridge Road in Cleveland. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, and Tanell Matthews-Vance pulled in front of the victim in a stolen Honda. Then, Lovett, Coleman, and Matthews-Vance approached the victim with guns and stated, “Get out of the car and leave your keys.” The victim exited the vehicle, and Lovett, Coleman, and Matthews-Vance proceeded to rob her, taking her vehicle, purse, an iPhone 13 Max Pro, an iPhone 12, and personal items. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the victim’s vehicle and the stolen Honda vehicle.
Later that evening, at 7:42 p.m., the victim, 38, and her passenger, 42, were parked in her vehicle near Fulton Road and Storer Avenue in Cleveland. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, and Tanell Matthews-Vance pulled in front of the victim and her passenger in a stolen Honda. Then, Lovett, Coleman, and Matthews-Vance approached the victim’s vehicle and ordered the victim and her passenger out of the car. They pat down the victim and her passenger, taking the victim’s wallet, an iPhone 11 Pro Max, and personal items. They also demanded that the victim send them money via CashApp however, the victim could not. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the stolen Honda vehicle.
Also, on that same evening at 8:30 p.m., the victims, 32 and 31, were driving home, and they noticed a vehicle following them. The victims pulled into their driveway near Brookside Drive and West 63rd Street in Cleveland. Andre Lovett, Roderick Coleman, and Tanell Matthews-Vance pulled into their driveway after them in a stolen Honda vehicle. Then Lovett, Coleman, and Matthews-Vance approached the victim, 32, and pistol-whipped him. They proceeded to aggressively rob them by taking their wedding rings, wallets, purse, and phone. They demanded to be let inside their residence, where Lovett, Coleman, and Matthews-Vance robbed them of more items, including firearms and personal items. After the robbery, they fled the scene in the stolen Honda vehicle. The victims called the police, and CPD responded to the scene.
On November 13, the victim, 26, and his backseat passenger, 18, were stopped in traffic on West 98th Street and Madison Avenue in Cleveland. Andre Lovett and Tanell Matthews-Vance pulled in front of the victims, blocking them, in a stolen Honda vehicle. Then Lovett and Matthews-Vance approached the victims with guns. They pat down the victim, 26, taking his wallet and personal items. They also strangled the backseat passenger and robbed her of her purse, $100 cash, and phone. After, they fled the scene in the stolen vehicle. The victim called the police, and CPD responded to the scene.
November 15, 2022, Roderick Coleman and Tanell Matthews-Vance were arrested.
On December 19, the victim, 18, communicated with an individual through the online site OfferUp, to sell his gaming system. The victim pulled into an apartment parking lot near Northfield Road and Libby Road in Bedford Heights. Andre Lovett and Ronald Gonzalez pulled in front of the victim in a vehicle. Then, Lovett and Gonzalez approached the victim with guns, pistol whipped him, and one stated, “Blast him.” They proceeded to rob the victim of the gaming system and then fled the scene in the stolen vehicle. The victim called the police, and the Bedford Heights Police Department responded to the scene.
On December 20, 2022, Andre Lovett was arrested by the U.S. Marshals. During his arrest, one of the U.S. Marshals was injured.
On January 5, 2023, Ronald Gonzalez was arrested.
On January 7, 2023, Juvenile male #2 was arrested.
Watch the video of some of the robberies below.