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Rochester, Knox armed robbery suspects arrested; another report found to be false

Rochester Police responded to an armed robbery call Friday evening.

 

Rochester Police report that at  approximately 8:40 pm, the department was advised of an armed robbery at O’Reilly Auto Parts, located at 1514 Main Street.  When officers arrived they found both store employees to be unharmed, and the suspects had fled the scene.  During the on scene investigation, and through victim interviews, officers were advised there were two male suspects, both were armed.

           

During this investigation, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department and Rochester Police Department received information of another armed robbery of an auto parts store in Knox.  The description of those suspects, and method of robbery, matched the suspects from the armed robbery at O’Reilly in Rochester.

 

Later that night, a traffic stop was conducted in Pulaski County.  This traffic stop resulted in, what is believed to be, the suspects involved in both armed robberies.  This remains an ongoing investigation and no further details will be released at this time. 

 

Also on Friday, at approximately 11:00pm, the Rochester Police Department received a call that an armed male subject walked in the front door of the Hotspot convenience store, located at 901 Main Street,  while another male subject walked to the back of the store.  Officers arrived on scene, took the necessary precautions, but found that this report was not accurate.  The store employee confirmed that the reported incident did not occur.

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