2 held in Gold Coast armed robbery of elderly couple

Two suspects were taken into custody after they held up an elderly couple in the Gold Coast neighborhood Tuesday morning, police said.

They were robbed at gunpoint around 10:15 a.m. in the first block of East Delaware Place, police said.

Police were called, and the victims were able to give them a description of the robbers, who were apprehended a short time later. Police said officers recovered a weapon.

Charges were pending.