CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Police are investigating two armed carjackings in the city's Tremont neighborhood this weekend.

The carjackings, which came nearly 30 hours apart, follow a string of armed robberies this spring in the trendy West Side neighborhood, which boasts restaurants, bars, art galleries and cultural festivals.

The first carjacking came about 5 a.m. Saturday morning. An employee at Barrio was leaving the bar when two men emerged from the restaurant's patio, according to a police report. 

One of the men, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt, pistol-whipped the man and told him to "Lay down or I'll kill you," according to the report. 

The man gave up the keys to his GMC Envoy, his wallet and his cellphone, and the assailants drove away.

Police found the car ditched on Ovington Avenue near East 66th Street Saturday night. Inside was a red hooded sweatshirt, a freshly opened bag of potato chips and a recently consumed beverage, according to a police report. 

The second incident came about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, according to police reports. A couple parked their cars at West 7th Place and Novak Court. Two men wielding black pistols came up from behind them, ordered the man and woman on the ground, and told them not to say anything, the report said.

The robbers took the keys to their two cars and cellphones, and drove off. The man was able to track his cellphone to the area of East 93rd Street and Harvard Avenue, according to the report.

As of early Monday morning, police had made no arrests, according to the reports. Cleveland police spokesman Lt. Ali Pillow did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

The couple's cars are described as a gray 2013 Toyota Corolla, with license plate GHX4586, and a black 2011 Toyota Corolla with license plate EYH6354. 

None of the victims were able to give a detailed description of their attackers.

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Shannon McLaughlin Sorry to hear this. I am so glad they are ok.

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Drew Lapso This happened right behind my house, next to my garage. This is way too close for comfort. I'm so glad they are ok but this has seriously got to somehow stop. We work way too hard for this.

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Drew Lapso I wish I would have been there to somehow help. This makes me so angry

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Sean McGrane Did the responding officer really say "Dude, move out"? That is outrageous if true.

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Kelly Kadas He sure did

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Kelly Kadas Also, my son is no small guy, and a wrestler, they seem to target couples so the men won't fight back, had 2 guns, one to her head one to his flat down on the ground, her father is angry at her, for being in Tremont at 10pm on a Sunday... . This is how we are viewed around here now. I'm sickened

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Eric Radca Is that by all that section 8 housing

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Kelly Kadas Other end but yes

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Eric Radca Yeah. Never understood why the city gave that prime real estate to crackheads and drug dealers

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Kelly Kadas That government money, assholes.

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Claire Brown What was the exact location they were held up, Kelly?

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Keith Cottrell That area is not near section 8 housing. It is surrounded by $300,000 houses. And it should be noted that practically every time they catch muggers / robbers in Tremont they are people that do not live in that area. The section 8 housing is not the problem.

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Kelly Kadas Im half tempted to close our business here and run for the woods

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Kelly Kadas 6th and novak

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Kelly Kadas They live by that ally just past the mini stone hedge

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Kelly Kadas Andrew Thomas contact me when you get to work, could use some guidance

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