Man used baseball bat in robbery at downtown Allentown park, police say

An Allentown man used a baseball bat to rob someone early Wednesday morning in a city park, according to authorities.

Ray Fields, 46, robbed someone about 4:30 a.m. in the Arts Park on North Fifth Street, between Linden and Hamilton streets in the city’s downtown, according to a police news release. He took money from the person, then left, police said.

Officers found Fields shortly after with the bat and the money, police said.

Fields is charged with robbery and misdemeanors of simple assault, receiving stolen property, theft and disorderly conduct. He was sent to Lehigh County Jail on $25,000 bail.