The boys say he held a gun to one boy's head. Prosecuter Chris Toth recommended Riffel be fired, but the Council disagreed. Officer Riffel is scheduled to attend the state police academy later this year. Elkhart County police believe they've got the so-called bicycle bandits behind bars this morning. The most recent took place last week.
Police say the teens held up a woman in front of a store, then rode off on their bikes.
Police think they may have committed other armed robberies the same way. Police found the gun in his car parked at Fairfield High last Friday. They say the gun was loaded, but was never taken out of the car. Police say they found the weapon while investigating Kulp for some threats he made. Kulp has been suspended from school and is being held on 250-thousand dollars bond.